A court must afford a party the opportunity to present supporting material for an application under s 198M of the Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) before dismissing it; peremptory dismissal without hearing the application constitutes a denial of natural justice. Counsel faced with such a situation have a professional obligation to assert the client's right to be heard, though failure to do so does not preclude appellate relief.
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