NEW SOUTH WALES COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT FOR COUNCIL OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES BAR ASSOCIATION V/S WILLIAM VASILIOS LOUKAS CASE

Australia, Aug. 16 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 16:

1. The Tribunal delivered its decision in Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Loukas [2025] NSWCATOD 39 (the Decision) and made disciplinary findings and orders against the respondent, pursuant to s 300 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 (NSW). Due to the sensitive nature of some of the evidence, the Tribunal considered it desirable (adopting the language in s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) (NCAT Act)) to keep confidential the names of third parties (the non-disclosure orders).

2. In the Decision, the Tribunal explained the basis for making the non-disclosure orders as follows:...