Adamson v Queensland Law Society Incorporated
[1989] QSCFC 145
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- Appeal Determined (QCA)
- Adamson v Queensland Law Society Incorporated[1989] QSCFC 145Connolly J and Thomas J and Ambrose J
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Adamson v Queensland Law Society Incorporated[1989] QSCFC 145
Reported at [1990] 1 Qd R 498
Adamson v Queensland Law Society Incorporated[1989] QSCFC 145
Reported at [1990] 1 Qd R 498
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Editorial Notes
- Published Case Name:
Adamson v Queensland Law Society Incorporated
- Shortened Case Name:
Adamson v Queensland Law Society Incorporated
- Reported Citation:
- MNC:
[1989] QSCFC 145
- Court:
QSCFC
- Judge(s):
Connolly J, Thomas J, Ambrose J
- Date:
15 Dec 1989
Litigation History
| Event | Citation or File | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Judgment | NA | - | - |
| Appeal Determined (QCA) | [1990] 1 Qd R 498 | 15 Dec 1989 | - |
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
Cases Cited
| Case Name | Full Citation | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
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| Bhandari v Advocates Committee | (1956) 3 All E.R. 742 | 1 citation |
| Bhandari v Advocates Committee | (1956) 1 WLR 1442 | 1 citation |
| Briginshaw v Briginshaw | (1938) 60 C.L.R 336 | 2 citations |
| Clyne v NSW Bar Association | (1960) 104 CLR 186 | 1 citation |
| De Iacovo v Lacanale | (1957) VR 553 | 1 citation |
| Donovan v Edwards | (1913) 30 W.N. (N.S.W.) 39 | 1 citation |
| Donovan v Edwards | (1922) VLR 87 | 1 citation |
| Evatt (1967) | (1967) S.R.N.S.W. 236 | 1 citation |
| Ex parte Attorney-General (Cth); Re a Barrister and Solicitor | (1972) 20 F.L.R 234 | 2 citations |
| Harper v Eyjolfsson | (1914) 2 KB 411 | 1 citation |
| Harvey v The Law Society of New South Wales | (1975) 49 ALJR 362 | 1 citation |
| Helton v Allen | (1940) 63 CLR 691 | 2 citations |
| Helton v Allen | (1901) 1 S.R. (N.S.W.) 81 | 1 citation |
| Hill v Arnold | (1976) 9 ALR 350 | 1 citation |
| King v Crowe | [1942] St R Qd 288 | 1 citation |
| McKay v Kelly; ex parte McKay | [1988] 2 Qd R 658; [1988] QSCFC 36 | 2 citations |
| Michel v Medical Board of Queensland | [1942] St R Qd 1 | 1 citation |
| Narayanan Chettyar and Anor v The Official Assignee of the High Court | (1941) 39 Allahabad L.J. 683 | 1 citation |
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| Origliasso v Vitale | [1952] St R Qd 211 | 1 citation |
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| Public Service Board of NSW v Osmond | (1986) 159 CLR 656 | 1 citation |
| Re A Barrister and Solicitor | (1979) 40 FLR 1 | 1 citation |
| Re Evatt: Ex parte NSW Bar Association | (1967) 67 (S.R.) N.S.W.) 236 | 1 citation |
| Re Hodgekiss | (1962) S.R. N.S.W. 340 | 1 citation |
| Re NEG (a solicitor) | [1940] QWN 25 | 1 citation |
| Rejfek v McElroy | (1965) 112 CLR 517 | 3 citations |
| Smith Brothers v Madden Brothers | [1945] QWN 33 | 1 citation |
| Southern Law Society v Westbrook | (1910) 10 CLR 607 | 1 citation |
| Southern Law Society v Westbrook | (1896) 17 NSWR 157 | 1 citation |
| Walter v Council of Queensland Law Society Inc. | (1988) 62 ALJR 153 | 1 citation |
| Woolmington v Director of Public Prosecutions | (1935) AC 462 | 1 citation |
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| Ferris v Queensland Building Services Authority | [2013] QCATA 210 | 2 citations |
| G S Smith v A J Cooper | [2000] QDC 30 | 1 citation |
| Graham v Queensland Nursing Council | [2009] QDC 121 | 2 citations |
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| Grundmann v Georgeson | [1996] QCA 189 | 1 citation |
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| Legal Services Commissioner v Baker | [2005] LPT 2 | 3 citations |
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| Legal Services Commissioner v Clark | [2024] QCAT 506 | 2 citations |
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| Legal Services Commissioner v Conradie | [2018] QCAT 170 | 2 citations |
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| Legal Services Commissioner v Hinschen | [2015] QCAT 122 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Jackson | [2017] QCAT 207 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Jazayeri | [2024] QCAT 106 | 3 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Jensen | [2017] QCAT 148 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Jones | [2015] QCAT 84 | 1 citation |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Kemp | [2025] QCAT 257 | 1 citation |
| Legal Services Commissioner v King (No 2) | [2013] QCAT 558 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Kurschinsky | [2020] QCAT 182 | 3 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Lawler | [2025] QCAT 260 | 3 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Lawrence | [2018] QCAT 206 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Magill | [2023] QCAT 134 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Manz | [2019] QCAT 147 | 3 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v McClelland | [2006] LPT 13 | 4 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v McCormick | [2025] QCAT 299 | 3 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v McLeod | [2020] QCAT 371 | 3 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v McQuaid | (2019) 1 QR 499; [2019] QCA 136 | 5 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Mouritz | [2023] QCAT 325 | 1 citation |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Mugford | [2016] QCAT 78 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Mullins | [2006] LPT 12 | 1 citation |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Munt | [2023] QCAT 479 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Murphy | [2016] QCAT 18 | 4 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Murray | [2025] QCAT 292 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Nguyen | [2015] QCAT 211 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v O'Brien | [2025] QCAT 190 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Petschler | [2009] LPT 24 | 3 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Podmore | [2006] LPT 5 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Poole | [2019] QCAT 381 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v PRF | [2023] QCAT 291 | 1 citation |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Quinn | [2015] QCAT 85 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Redmond | [2018] QCAT 231 | 2 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Redmond | [2015] QCAT 212 | 2 citations |
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| Legal Services Commissioner v Rosen | [2016] QCAT 50 | 2 citations |
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| Legal Services Commissioner v Scott | [2015] QCAT 402 | 2 citations |
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| Legal Services Commissioner v Shera | [2009] LPT 15 | 3 citations |
| Legal Services Commissioner v Singh | [2013] QCAT 154 | 3 citations |
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| Re Cantwell | [1997] QDC 21 | 3 citations |
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| Re Newnham | [1993] 1 Qd R 502; [1992] QSC 212 | 4 citations |
| Re: The Medical Board of Queensland | [1991] QSCFC 105 | 3 citations |
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