The Legal Practitioner v Council of the Law Society of the ACT

The Legal Practitioner brought an appeal against a decision of the Council of the Law Society of the ACT, which had been made in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The Legal Practitioner was appealing the Tribunal's decision to dismiss their appeal against a decision of the Council to impose a penalty on them. The appeal was brought to the Supreme Court, which had jurisdiction to hear internal appeals from the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

The court was required to decide whether the appeal from the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal should be heard by a single judge of the Supreme Court or by the Full Court of the Supreme Court. The issue was whether the appeal was by rehearing or hearing de novo. The Legal Practitioner argued that the appeal should be heard de novo by the Full Court, while the Council argued that the appeal should be heard by a single judge of the Supreme Court.

The court held that the appeal should be heard by a single judge of the Supreme Court. The court found that the appeal was not by hearing de novo, but rather by rehearing. The court held that the Full Court should only be involved in appeals where there is a question of law or a significant question of fact that requires the consideration of the Full Court. The court held that the appeal in this case did not meet those criteria.

The court dismissed the appeal and affirmed the decision of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.