Australian Lawyers Weekly
A solicitor who brought proceedings against the Queensland Law Society over an article she was named in has convinced a judge she needs to recuse herself due to his “honorary membership”.
Justice Frances Williams recused herself from Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) proceedings brought by a Brisbane solicitor against the Queensland Law Society over an article published in the state’s legal news site, Proctor.
The article named the solicitor under the title “Challenge to refusal of principal certificate” at a time when the solicitor claimed she and the Law Society had discussed her tendering her certificate.She also contended the information in the article “could only have been sourced from the written submissions” by the parties “and would not usually be available to a journalist”.
The original article was amended to remove the solicitor’s name.
At the commencement of the hearing, Justice Williams disclosed she was a member of the Queensland Law Society for 25 years and had been involved in “various committees” over that time.
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