Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Levick (No 2) [2018] NSWCATOD 108

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Levick (No 2) [2018] NSWCATOD 108 Hearing dates: 27 March 2018 Date of orders: 06 April 2018 Decision date: 06 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: L P Robberds QC, Senior Member P Durack SC, Senior Member B Thomson, General Member Decision: In this application the Tribunal made its finding and orders on 6 April 2018 – see Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Levick [2018] NSWCATOD 48 Catchwords: Disciplinary proceedings against barrister – consent orders under s 144 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 proposed by parties – should Tribunal exercise its discretion and make those orders – professional misconduct – answers to questions from New South Wales Bar Association were misleading and dishonest Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Breeze [2015] NSWCATOD 152 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Levick [2018] NSWCATOD 48 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 New South Wales Bar Association v Butland [2009] NSWADT 177 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Costello [1984) 3 NSWLR 201 Texts Cited: Lawyers' Professional Responsibility – Dal Pont, 5th edition Solicitors Manual – The College of Law – vol 1 [33060,F/N 3 and 4] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association (Applicant) Julieanne Levick (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Douglas-Baker (Applicant) P Boulten SC (Respondent)