Sullivan v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 244

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sullivan v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2017] NSWCA 244 Hearing dates: 14 August 2017 Date of orders: 26 September 2017 Decision date: 26 September 2017 Before: Beazley ACJ at [1]; Meagher JA at [2]; Emmett AJA at [3] Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed. 2. Appellant to pay the Respondent's costs. Catchwords: DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS – professional misconduct – failure to comply with a notice under s 660 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), Sch 5 Pt 4 cll 23, 29 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 551, 552, 566, Ch 4 Pt 4.2, Ch 4 Pt 4.4, Ch 6 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), ss 266, 300, Sch 4 cl 26 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), s 137 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 48, 51

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Cth), s 116 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Terrence Anthony Sullivan (Appellant) Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A J McQuillen (Appellant) C A Webster SC (Respondent)

Solicitors: Sullivan Fernan Lawyers (Appellant) Law Society of New South Wales (Respondent) File Number(s): 2017/119469 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal, New South Wales Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Citation: [2017] NSWCATOD 2 Date of Decision: 4 January 2017 Before: Principal Member B Tamberlin; Senior Member C Ludlow and General Member E Hayes File Number(s): 1620142