Her Majesty's Attorney General in and for the State of New South Wales v Cameron

The Attorney-General for New South Wales sought to restrain the respondent, Mr. Cameron, from continuing to practice as a barrister. The Attorney-General alleged that Mr. Cameron was not entitled to practice as a barrister because he had not been admitted to the legal profession in New South Wales. The matter came before the Court of Appeal of New South Wales.

The central legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether Mr. Cameron was entitled to practice as a barrister in New South Wales without having been admitted to the legal profession in that State. This involved determining the scope and effect of the *Legal Practitioners Act 1898* (NSW) and whether the respondent's prior admission to practice in another jurisdiction, specifically Victoria, conferred any rights or entitlements to practice in New South Wales.

The Court of Appeal held that the *Legal Practitioners Act 1898* (NSW) required a person to be admitted to practice in New South Wales before they could lawfully practice as a barrister in that State. The Court reasoned that admission to practice in another jurisdiction did not automatically grant a right to practice in New South Wales. The Act established a specific regime for admission and did not provide for reciprocal rights of practice based on admission elsewhere. Consequently, Mr. Cameron was found to be practicing unlawfully. The Court ordered that Mr. Cameron be restrained from practicing as a barrister in New South Wales.