Law Society of New South Wales v Osman [2018] NSWCATOD 75

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Law Society of New South Wales v Osman [2018] NSWCATOD 75 Hearing dates: 14 March 2018 Date of orders: 23 May 2018 Decision date: 23 May 2018 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: R Titterton, Principal Member L Pearson, Principal Member B Thomson, General Member Decision: 1. The respondent's name be removed from the roll of local lawyers.

2. The respondent is to pay the applicant's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: PROFESSIONS AND TRADES – Solicitor – principal of incorporated legal practice – attempting to mislead Federal Court of Australia – making of false and misleading representations – purporting to act for five organisations or persons when no instructions to do so – swearing an affidavit knowing or ought to have known to be false - serving an affidavit knowing or ought to have known to be false Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Cases Cited: A Solicitor v Law Society of New South Wales (2004) 216 CLR 253 Allinson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration [1894] 1 QB 750 Bowen-James v Walton (NSWCA, 5 August 1991, unrep) Brett v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2014] EWHC 2974 (Admin); [2015] PNLR 2 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Ireland [2017] NSWCATOD 85 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Wehbe [2018] NSWCATOD 14 Griffin v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 364 Health Care Complaints Commission v Sheehan [2016 NSWCATOD 89 Law Society of New South Wales v Bannister (1993) 4 LPDR 24 Law Society of New South Wales v MacKenzie [2003] NSWADT 92 Law Society of New South Wales v Shad [2002] NSWADT 236 Law Society of New South Wales v Walsh [1997] NSWCA 185 New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins (2001) 52 NSWLR 279 Prothonotary v Del Castillo [2001] NSWCA 75 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) Ms Zenah Osman (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr P A Maddigan (Applicant) Mr J T Johnson (Respondent)