Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Michael Arthur Hislop [2019] NSWCA 302

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Michael Arthur Hislop [2019] NSWCA 302 Hearing dates: 12 November 2019 Date of orders: 12 November 2019 Decision date: 10 December 2019 Before: Bell ACJ at [1] Brereton JA at [16] Barrett AJA at [64] Decision: (1) Order that the name Michael Arthur Hislop be removed from the roll of Australian lawyers.

(2) The respondent pay the applicant's costs of and incidental to the application. Catchwords: LEGAL PRACTITIONERS – disciplinary proceedings – practitioner convicted of aggravated robbery – whether fit and proper person – order removing name from roll – whether necessary to make declaration of unfitness – declaration not made

COSTS – whether there should be an order as to costs – discretion of the court as to costs – whether facilitating rehabilitation a sound basis for declining to make costs order Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56(3), 98(1) Legal Profession Uniform Admission Rules 2015 (NSW) rr 10(1)(f), 16, 17 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) ss 22, 264 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) ss 48, 52, 53 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: Board of Examiners v XY [2006] VSCA 190 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Parente [2019] NSWCA 33 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 372 ALR 117; [2019] HCA 25 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Prothonotary v Gregory [2017] NSWCA 101 Re Evatt; ex parte New South Wales Bar Association (1967) 67 SR (NSW) 236 Ziems v The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1957) 97 CLR 279; [1957] HCA 46. Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (applicant) Michael Arthur Hislop (respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Webster SC (applicant) S Healy (respondent)