IN THE MATTER OF HENRY DI SUVERO v NSW BAR ASSOCIATION

JERRY STYLES Author, DAVID BERNIE Editor

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FOREWORD

The New South Wales Council of Civil Liberties submits:

First, that it should be granted standing as amicus curiae to make written submissions in the appeal of NSW Bar Association v Henry di Suvero [2000] NSW ADT No. 9824 and;

Secondly, that the precedent set by the di Suvero decision represents an unreasonable expansion of the category of Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct in its application to criminal defence counsel. The precedent set can impact on the justice afforded to an accused by the criminal justice system by affecting the ability of counsel to perform their role in court. As such, the appeal should not follow the decision of the Tribunal below.

SUBMISSION; AMICUS CURIAE:

The New South Wales Council of Civil Liberties seeks leave of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to present written submissions as amicus curiae in the appeal of NSW Bar Association v Henry di Suvero [2000] NSW ADT No. 9824.