Can A Solicitor Claim A Lien Over A Passport?
In Council of the Law Society of NSW v Xu [2009] NSWADT 67 (30 March 2009) the NSW Administrative Tribunal found a solicitor guilty of misconduct for refusing to hand over a client’s passport. The Tribunal found that an Australian passport is the property of the Commonwealth: Section 6A of the Passports Act 1938 (Cth). It generally […]