In Re Davis
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In Re Davis 75 CLR
409; [1947] HCA 53 is a High Court of Australia
case regarding the admission of legal practitioners and the jurisdiction of courts over barristers.
He was disbarred by the Supreme Court of New South Wales
in 1947 for failure to disclose that in 1935 he had pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking, entering and stealing.
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409; [1947] HCA 53 is a High Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. It has both original and appellate jurisdiction, has the power of judicial review over laws passed by the Parliament of Australia and the parliaments of the States, and...
case regarding the admission of legal practitioners and the jurisdiction of courts over barristers.
Facts
Samuel Wilton Davis was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1946 following completion of the all the necessary requirements under section 10 of the Legal Practitioners Act 1898-1936 (NSW).He was disbarred by the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Supreme Court of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales...
in 1947 for failure to disclose that in 1935 he had pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking, entering and stealing.