Makowski v Legal Profession Admission Board

The applicant, Makowski, sought leave to appeal from a decision of the primary judge who had dismissed his application for judicial review. The judicial review concerned decisions made by the Legal Profession Admission Board. The primary judge had found no error in the original decisions of the Board.

The central legal issues before the Court of Appeal were whether there was an injustice that was reasonably clear, whether the case raised an issue of principle, and whether it involved a question of general public importance, all of which are criteria for granting leave to appeal.

The Court of Appeal, comprising Macfarlan JA and Brereton JA, dismissed the application for leave to appeal. Their Honours concluded that the applicant had not satisfied the necessary criteria for leave to be granted. The application was dismissed with costs.