Konstantinidis v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales

• 1. Professions and Trades
  2. › Legal practitioners
  3. › Disciplinary proceedings
  4. › Jurisdiction of tribunal
  5. › Failure to comply with statutory preconditions before commencing proceedings
  6. › Whether tribunal lacked jurisdiction
  7. › Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 537(2), 540
• 1. Appeal
  2. › New point on appeal
  3. › Jurisdictional error not raised below
  4. › Whether appellant should be permitted to raise new point
  5. › Whether exceptional circumstances exist
• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Non-publication and anonymisation orders
  3. › Open justice
  4. › Whether anonymisation of tribunal decisions desirable
  5. › Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 64(1)

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