Jackson (previously known as Subramaniam) v Legal Practitioners Admission Board (No. 2)

The appeal was brought by Jackson (previously known as Subramaniam) against the Legal Practitioners Admission Board. The dispute concerned the Board's refusal to declare the Plaintiff to be of good fame and character and otherwise suitable for admission as a legal practitioner. The matter was heard in the Supreme Court of Queensland.

The court was required to decide whether the Board was entitled to costs following the unsuccessful appeal brought by the Plaintiff. The legal issues included the Board's role during the appeal hearing, the nature of the findings made concerning the Plaintiff's evidence, and the extent to which those findings justified an order for costs.

The court held that the Board's role during the appeal was akin to that of a respondent to an application. The court found that significant parts of the Plaintiff's evidence were glaringly improbable, leading to the conclusion that the Plaintiff had not discharged the onus of proof. The court also considered the Board's findings concerning the Plaintiff's evidence and concluded that they warranted an order for costs. The appeal was dismissed, and the Board's application for costs was successful.