WEIL HC AK CIV-2010-404-006974

WEIL HC AK CIV-2010-404-006974 10 November 2010IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND AUCKLAND REGISTRY CIV-2010-404-006974IN THE MATTER OF The Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 ANDREW MARK TRETHEWIE WEIL Applicant Judgment: 10 November 2010 at 2:00 pmJUDGMENT OF COURTNEY JThis judgment was delivered by Justice Courtney on 10 November 2010 at 2:00 pm pursuant to R 11.5 of the High Court Rules. Registrar / Deputy Registrar Date. Solicitors: Morrison Kent, P O Box 222 Shortland Street, Auckland 1140 Fax: (09) 309-3797 – S WeilCopy to: A Weil, 52 Woodstock Avenue, Taringa, Queensland, Australia[1] The applicant, Mr Weil, applies under s 52(3) Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 for admission as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. [2] Section 19 of the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 permits an individual registered in an Australian jurisdiction for an occupation to give written notice to the local registration authority for the equivalent occupation seeking registration for that occupation on the ground (as required by s 17(1)) that the individual is already registered in an equivalent occupation in an Australian jurisdiction. [3] Under s 49 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 there are three categories of persons qualified for admission as a barrister and solicitor. Mr Weil falls into the third category described in s 49(4), being a person who has been issued with a certificate by a Registrar stating that he has given notice under s 19 of the Trans- Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 to the Registrar acting as a local registration authority under that Act. Mr Weil has met the requirement of giving notice to the Registrar; the second requirement is that he be issued with a certificate stating that he has given such notice and that requirement has also been met by the certificate 1 November 2010 signed by H Bowles, Deputy Registrar. Before issuing that certificate the Registrar confirmed with the Queensland Law Society that Mr Weil does hold a current non-principal practicing certificate current to 30 June 2011. [4] Finally, under s 52 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 Mr Weil must obtain from this Court an order admitting him as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court. This Court must make such an order if it is satisfied that he is qualified for admission under s 49(4). I am satisfied that he is qualified for admission under s 49(4) for the reasons already outlined and therefore make an order granting Mr Weil's originating application for admission as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. ____________________ P Courtney J