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In 1817, the position of Solicitor for the Crown, or Crown Solicitor, of the colony of New South Wales was created with the appointment of Thomas Wylde. [6] In 1839, a Crown Solicitor for civil matters and another for criminal matters were appointed; but, in 1856, with introduction of responsible government, these roles were merged into that of a single New South Wales Crown Solicitor. [6]
The Law Society of New South Wales is a professional association which represents over 42,000 solicitors in Australia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Law Society has statutory powers and regulates the practice of law in New South Wales .
The Solicitor General operates under the provisions of the Solicitor General Act 1969. [1] The retirement age is set at 75. [1] The Solicitor General acts as Counsel for the Crown in the High Court of Australia and other courts, and advises the Attorney General on civil and criminal matters, including issues of constitutional law. [2]
Industrial Court of NSW (1920–1926) [42] Montgomerie Hamilton: 12 May 1914: 1 July 1924: 19 years, 302 days: Acting Judge District Court (1900–1914) [43] [h] Walter Bevan: 3 November 1914: December 1926: 12 years, 28–58 days: Solicitor General for New South Wales (1911–1912) [45] John Cohen: 31 January 1919: 20 December 1929: 10 years ...
The Legal Profession Admission Board is the statutory authority responsible for the admission of lawyers in New South Wales.It was formerly two separate boards; the Barristers Admission Board and the Solicitors Admission Board.
The primary courts currently sitting in New South Wales are: Court of Appeal of New South Wales; Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales; Supreme Court of New South Wales; Land and Environment Court of New South Wales; District Court of New South Wales; Local Court of New South Wales; Additional, specialist courts include:
President Industrial Commission of NSW (1981–1998) Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW 1998-2002 [149] Malcolm McLelland: 30 July 1979: 29 August 1997: 18 years, 30 days: Andrew Rogers: 14 December 1979: 3 May 1993: 13 years, 140 days: Donald Stewart: 24 June 1981: 31 December 1984: 3 years, 190 days: Judge of the District Court of NSW ...
In the jurisdictions of England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, Hong Kong, South Africa (where they are called attorneys) and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers (called advocates in some countries, for example Scotland ...