Walsh v Law Society of New South Wales S4/1998 [1998] HCATrans 341 (11 September 1998)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry

Sydney No S4 of 1998

B e t w e e n -

RONALD JOHN WALSH

Applicant

and

LAW SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Respondent

Application for special leave to appeal

McHUGH J

CALLINAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT SYDNEY ON FRIDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 1998, AT 12.15 PM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

MR D.F. JACKSON, QC: If the Court pleases, I appear with my learned friend, MR I.M. WALES, for the applicant. (instructed by Stockman & Evans)

McHUGH J: I have a certificate from the Principal Registrar informing me that the respondent in this matter does not wish to be represented at the hearing of the application for special leave to appeal and will submit to any order of the Court save as to costs. Yes, Mr Jackson.

MR JACKSON: Your Honours, this is an application in relation to - - -

McHUGH J: Mr Jackson, we have read the papers and we think this is an appropriate case for a grant of special leave. There will be a grant of special leave to appeal in this matter.

AT 12.16 PM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED