Legal Practitioner v Council of the Law Society of the ACT (No 2)

[2016] ACTCA 67

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Orders
3. › Entry of orders by Registrar
4. › Whether orders entered by Deputy Registrar invalid
5. › Allegation of bias and improper execution
6. › Whether Deputy Registrar merely recorded orders already made by judge
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Stay of proceedings
3. › Stay of enforcement of costs orders
4. › Pending application for special leave to appeal to High Court
5. › Security for costs orders
6. › Self-executing orders
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Security for costs
3. › Self-executing orders
4. › Automatic dismissal of appeal for non-compliance
5. › Whether single judge of appeal can amend orders made by another single judge of appeal
6. › Supreme Court Act 1993 (ACT), s 37J

Quick Take

A Deputy Registrar who enters orders that precisely reflect the terms of a judge's published reasons has not acted improperly, and allegations of bias or improper execution require evidentiary foundation. A single judge of appeal cannot effectively hear an appeal from orders made by another single judge of appeal. Enforcement of costs orders may be stayed pending a High Court special leave application.