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Legal Services Commissioner v Puryer[2012] QCAT 48

Legal Services Commissioner v Puryer[2012] QCAT 48

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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    Legal Services Commissioner v Puryer

  • Shortened Case Name:

    Legal Services Commissioner v Puryer

  • MNC:

    [2012] QCAT 48

  • Court:

    QCAT

  • Judge(s):

    Alan Wilson P, Member Mr G Sinclair, Member Dr S Dann

  • Date:

    02 Feb 2012

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2010] QCAT 41125 Aug 2010Mr Puryer was the subject of a discipline application under s 452 of the Legal Profession Act 2007. The application alleged that Mr Puryer was guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct and/or professional misconduct as a result of things that occurred during a hearing before Daubney J in the Supreme Court in December 2007. Mr Puryer unsuccessfully applied to strike out parts of the affidavit filed in support of that application: Justice Alan Wilson, President.
Primary Judgment[2012] QCAT 4802 Feb 2012The Tribunal found that Mr Puryer misled the Supreme Court and failed to meet his obligation of frankness and candour to the court. Mr Puryer was guilty of professional misconduct and it was ordered that his name be removed from the roll of practitioners: Justice Alan Wilson, President, Mr G Sinclair, Dr S Dann.
QCA Interlocutory Judgment[2012] QCA 11020 Apr 2012Application for stay of the orders made on 2 February 2012 refused: White JA.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2012] QCA 30002 Nov 2012Appeal dismissed with costs: Holmes JA, Gotterson JA, North J.

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

Cases Cited

Case NameFull CitationFrequency
Council of the Queensland Law Society Inc v Wakeling [2004] QCA 42 3 citations
Legal Services Commissioner v Mullins [2006] LPT 123 citations
Legal Services Commissioner v Paul Michael Voll [2008] LPT 13 citations
Puryer v Webb [2008] QCA 24610 citations
Queensland Law Society Inc v Wakeling [2004] QCAT 421 citation
R v Grehan [2010] QCA 421 citation
The Council of the Qld Law Society Inc v Wright [2001] QCA 582 citations

Cases Citing

Case NameFull CitationFrequency
Legal Services Commissioner v Feeney [2020] QCAT 1222 citations
Legal Services Commissioner v Janes [2013] QCAT 5512 citations
Legal Services Commissioner v Singh [2013] QCAT 1542 citations
Puryer v Legal Services Commissioner [2012] QCA 1103 citations
Puryer v Legal Services Commissioner [2012] QCA 3003 citations
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