The Law Society of New South Wales is a professional association which represents over 29,000 solicitors in Australia.[1][2] The Law Society has statutory powers and regulates the practice of law in New South Wales.[3]
The Law Society of NSW encourages debate and actively drives law reform issues through policy submissions[4] and open dialogue with governments, parliamentary bodies, the courts and the New South Wales Department of Justice. It ensures the general public has appropriate access to justice and can be easily connected to members of the profession when they require legal advice.
Along with the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner, the Law Society sets and enforces professional standards,[5] licenses solicitors to practise, investigates complaints and administers discipline to ensure both the community and the profession are properly served by ethical and responsible solicitors.
The Law Society was informally started in 1842.[6] In 1884, the society was formalized as "The Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales", and had its first annual meeting the following year.
In 1960, the institute was renamed to "The Law Society of New South Wales". In 1963, the Society started publishing The Law Society Journal. The society also established the College of Law in 1973, the Legal Practitioners Act 1987 (NSW), Law Industry Superannuation Trust (LIST) and LawCare in 1989, and the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner in 1992. Vis-a-vis the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC), alternatively, according to a 1994 leaflet from the OLSC, the OLSC was set up by the NSW government not the Law Society, and in July 1994 not 1992, by way of an amendment to the Legal Profession Act 1987, in particular Part 10. The 1987 Act was repealed in 2005 and replaced with the Legal Profession Act 2004 - in particular see Part 7.3.
The origins of the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner
The Law Society is governed by an internal Council, the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The Council meets monthly and has 21 elected members who sit for 3 year terms and one appointed member who sits for 1 year. The Council has 2 country lawyer councillors, 2 suburban lawyer councillors, 2 city lawyer councillors, 2 corporate lawyer councillors, 2 government lawyer councillors, 2 large firm lawyer councillors, 1 NSW Young Lawyers councillor (appointed), and 8 general councillors.[21] Law Society Councillors sit on the boards of LawCover (legal insurer), the NSW Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund, the Legal Profession Admissions Board, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (among others).
The Law Society has 23 committees devoted to different aspects of law.
Pro-bono work
The society started a voluntary "Pro Bono Scheme" in 1992.[22]
^"President's message - 29 October 2018 | The Law Society of NSW". www.lawsociety.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^"Former Law Society President appointed as Land and Environment Court Commissioner | The Law Society of NSW". www.lawsociety.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ ab"Law Society of NSW announces 2021 President | The Law Society of NSW". www.lawsociety.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^"Law Society of NSW – Council". Lawsociety.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^"Law Society of NSW – Pro Bono Scheme". Lawsociety.com.au. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
External links
Official website
Law Society Journal
August 22, 2023
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LSNSW redirects here For the natural history organisation see Linnean Society of New South Wales The Law Society of New South Wales is a professional association which represents over 29 000 solicitors in Australia 1 2 The Law Society has statutory powers and regulates the practice of law in New South Wales 3 Law Society of New South WalesFormation1842 formally 1884 LocationNew South Wales AustraliaOfficial languageEnglishKey peopleSonja Stewart CEOWebsitewww wbr lawsociety wbr com wbr auThe Law Society of NSW encourages debate and actively drives law reform issues through policy submissions 4 and open dialogue with governments parliamentary bodies the courts and the New South Wales Department of Justice It ensures the general public has appropriate access to justice and can be easily connected to members of the profession when they require legal advice Along with the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner the Law Society sets and enforces professional standards 5 licenses solicitors to practise investigates complaints and administers discipline to ensure both the community and the profession are properly served by ethical and responsible solicitors The coat of arms of the Law Society of NSWContents 1 History 2 List of presidents 3 Structure and organisation 4 Pro bono work 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Law Society was informally started in 1842 6 In 1884 the society was formalized as The Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales and had its first annual meeting the following year In 1960 the institute was renamed to The Law Society of New South Wales In 1963 the Society started publishing The Law Society Journal The society also established the College of Law in 1973 the Legal Practitioners Act 1987 NSW Law Industry Superannuation Trust LIST and LawCare in 1989 and the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner in 1992 Vis a vis the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner OLSC alternatively according to a 1994 leaflet from the OLSC the OLSC was set up by the NSW government not the Law Society and in July 1994 not 1992 by way of an amendment to the Legal Profession Act 1987 in particular Part 10 The 1987 Act was repealed in 2005 and replaced with the Legal Profession Act 2004 in particular see Part 7 3 The origins of the Office of the Legal Services CommissionerList of presidents EditYear Name Employer1884 1891 John Williams 7 NSW Crown Solicitor1892 1908 William Pigott 8 1909 11 F Curtiss1912 14 EA Smith1915 17 HCE Rich1918 20 AM Hemsley 9 1921 23 AC Stephen1924 26 DW Roxburgh1927 29 MAH Fitzhardinge1930 32 AN Littlejohn1933 35 JE Gosling1936 APN Dalrymple1937 39 WG Forsyth1940 JW Stevenson1941 43 WJ Baldock1944 45 JG Crowther1946 D Barron1947 49 Arthur E Abbott Parner Garland Seaborn amp Abbott1950 GA Yuill1951 52 RZ de Ferranti1953 54 WER Francis1955 56 LW Taylor1957 58 TGD Marshall1959 NL Cowper1960 61 John Watling Partner Sly amp Russell1962 63 K Smithers1964 65 BJ McDonald1966 67 WRD Stevenson1968 69 CH Dunlop1970 71 JK Bowen1972 73 JR Broadbent1974 75 Alan Loxton1976 77 MM Hooke1978 DG Barr1979 DG Mackay1980 AJ Mitchell1981 MJ Gill1982 Mahla Pearlman1983 DE McLachlan1984 Rod McGeoch1985 F Herron1986 Kim A Garling1987 KH Dufty1988 WV Windeyer1989 BE Thornton1990 GM Roberson1991 DA de Carvalho1992 John R Marsden Founding Partner Marsdens1993 John Nelson Partner Gadens1994 DG Fairlie1995 DM Stack1996 ND Lyall1997 PV Fair1998 RK Heinrich1999 Margaret C Hole2000 John FS North2001 Nick K Meagher2002 Kim Cull2003 Robert JC Benjamin2004 Gordon A Salier2005 John E McIntyre2006 June McPhie2007 Geoff J Dunlevy 10 Partner Rhodes Kildea2008 Hugh I Macken2009 Joseph J Catanzariti 11 Partner Clayton Utz2010 Mary J Macken2011 Stuart D Westgarth 12 Partner HWL Ebsworth2012 Justin J Dowd 13 Partner Watts McCray2013 John C Dobson 14 2014 Ros E Everett 15 Partner Everett Evans2015 John F Eades 16 Partner Noyce Salmon amp D Aquino2016 Gary S Ulman 17 Partner Minter Ellison2017 Pauline Wright Partner PJ Donnellan amp Co2018 Doug Humphreys 18 2019 Elizabeth Espinosa 19 2020 Richard Harvey 20 2021 Juliana Warner 20 Partner Herbert Smith Freehills2022 Joanne van der Plaat Blaxland Mawson amp Rose2023 Cassandra BanksStructure and organisation EditThe Law Society is governed by an internal Council the Legal Profession Act 2004 NSW and the Corporations Act 2001 Cth The Council meets monthly and has 21 elected members who sit for 3 year terms and one appointed member who sits for 1 year The Council has 2 country lawyer councillors 2 suburban lawyer councillors 2 city lawyer councillors 2 corporate lawyer councillors 2 government lawyer councillors 2 large firm lawyer councillors 1 NSW Young Lawyers councillor appointed and 8 general councillors 21 Law Society Councillors sit on the boards of LawCover legal insurer the NSW Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund the Legal Profession Admissions Board the Public Interest Advocacy Centre among others The Law Society has 23 committees devoted to different aspects of law Pro bono work EditThe society started a voluntary Pro Bono Scheme in 1992 22 See also EditAustralian and New Zealand Law and History Society Law Council of Australia Law Institute of Victoria Law societyReferences Edit The Law Society of New South Wales Homepage The Law Society of New South Wales Retrieved 20 August 2016 Professional Standards Council Home New South Wales Professional Standards Council Archived from the original on 15 June 2013 Retrieved 10 January 2013 http www lawlink nsw gov au lawlink psc ll psc nsf vwFiles Scheme LawSociety Summary nsw 20062011 pdf file Scheme LawSociety Summary nsw 20062011 pdf retrieved 2010 10 27 Archived 30 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine Policy Submissions 2018 the Law Society of NSW www lawsociety com au Retrieved 24 September 2013 Practising law in NSW the Law Society of NSW www lawsociety com au Retrieved 24 September 2013 Law Society of NSW History Lawsociety com au Retrieved 27 July 2012 THE LAW INSTITUTE Australian Star 29 September 1888 p 7 via Trove Death of Hon W H Piggot The Evening News 15 March 1909 p 6 Retrieved 21 May 2021 via Trove SYDNEY LEGAL FIGURE West Australian 13 July 1937 p 16 via Trove http justinianarchive com 828 article http justinianarchive com 833 article President the Law Society of NSW Archived from the original on 12 November 2009 President the Law Society of NSW Archived from the original on 19 February 2011 President the Law Society of NSW Archived from the original on 14 May 2012 President the Law Society of NSW Archived from the original on 11 August 2013 President the Law Society of NSW Archived from the original on 13 February 2014 President the Law Society of NSW Archived from the original on 20 March 2015 President the Law Society of NSW Archived from the original on 18 April 2016 President s message 29 October 2018 The Law Society of NSW www lawsociety com au Retrieved 21 December 2020 Former Law Society President appointed as Land and Environment Court Commissioner The Law Society of NSW www lawsociety com au Retrieved 21 December 2020 a b Law Society of NSW announces 2021 President The Law Society of NSW www lawsociety com au Retrieved 21 December 2020 Law Society of NSW Council Lawsociety com au Retrieved 27 July 2012 Law Society of NSW Pro Bono Scheme Lawsociety com au Retrieved 28 December 2010 External links EditOfficial website Law Society Journal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Law Society of New South Wales amp oldid 1161967790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
