In the course of the Legal Profession Inquiry we have sought information or advice from a large number of people and organisations. The number of individuals to whom we owe thanks is, unfortunately, too great for us to list them here. We wish to acknowledge, however, our particular indebtedness to the following people who have been of special assistance in relation to matters dealt with in this Report and in our Second Report on the Legal Profession.

Consultants

Professor Gerard Nash (then of Monash University), Mr. John Basten (University of New South Wales), Mr. John Forbes (University of Queensland), Mr. John Ahern, Professor Charles Kerr (University of Sydney), Mr. Kevin O'Connor (Melbourne University).

Officers of Professional Associations

Ms. Michele Day, Mr. Andrew Dix, Ms, Clarissa McCarthy, Ms. Carmel McAuliffe, Ms. Yvonne Purcell and Mr. John Purdy (Law Society of New South Wales), Captain Bill Cook (New South Wales Bar Association), Mr. Gordon Lewis (Law Institute of Victoria), Mr. BoE Nicholson (Law Council of Australia), Mr. Mervyn Rodgers (New Zealand Law Society), Mr. Bert Early (American BarA ssociation), Mr. Kenneth Pritchard (Law Society of Scotland), Mr John Bowron and Mr. Paul Leach (The Law Society, England and Wales), Sir Arthur Power (Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar, England), Mr. Ken Jarvis (Law Society of Upper Canada).

We list below a number of organisations which have responded to our requests for information. We are most grateful for their assistance.

Australia

Administrative Appeals Tribunal (The Registry)

Attorney-General's Department (Commonwealth)

Attorney-General's Department (South Australia)

Attorney-General's Department (Victoria)

Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission (The Registry)

Australian Dental Association (New South Wales Branch)

Australian Law Reform Commission

Australian Medical Association (New South Wales Branch)

Australian Society of Accountants (New South Wales Division)

Bar Association of Queensland

Barristers Board of Western Australia

Builders Licensing Board (New South Wales)

Central Coast Law Society (New South Wales)

Clarence River and Coffs Harbour Law Society (New South Wales)

College of Law (New South Wales)

Commissioner for Consumer Affairs (Western Australia)

Corporate Lawyers Association of New South Wales

Council of Auctioneers and Agents (New South Wales)

Eastern Suburbs Law Society (New South Wales)

Ethnic Affairs Commission (New South Wales)

Department of Aboriginal Affairs (Commonwealth)

Department of the Attorney General and of justice (New South Wales)

Family Court of Australia (Principal Registry)

Family Court of Australia (Parramatta Registry)

Family Law Practitioners Association (New South Wales)

Far North Coast Law Society (New South Wales)

Federal Bankruptcy Court (The Registry)

Federal Court of Australia (Principal Registry)

Goulburn Valley Law Association (New South Wales)

Health Commission of New South Wales

High Court of Australia (The Registry)

Hunter Valley Law Society (New South Wales)

Industrial Registrar (Victoria)

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (New South Wales Branch)

Institute of Patent Attorneys of Australia

Law Institute of Victoria

Law Council of Australia

Law Reform Commission of Western Australia

Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory

Law Society of New South Wales

Law Society of South Australia

Law Society of Tasmania

Law Society of the Northern Territory

Law Society of Western Australia

New South Wales Bar Association

North and North West Law Society (New South Wales)

Ombudsman's Office (New South Wales)

Pharmaceutical Society of New South Wales

Privacy Committee of New South Wales

Queensland Law Society

Sole Practitioners Association

South Australian Bar Association

Supreme Court of New South Wales (The Prothonotary)

Tasmanian Bar Association

Trade Practices Commission (Commonwealth)

Victorian Bar

Western Australian Bar Association

Canada

Barreau du Quebec

Barristers Society of New Brunswick

Canadian Bar Association

Chambre des Notaires du Quebec

Commissioner for Yukon Territory

Commission of the Northwest Territories

Law Reform Commission of British Columbia

Law Society of Alberta

Law Society of British Columbia

Law Society of Manitoba

Law Society of Newfoundland

Law Society of Prince Edward Island

Law Society of Saskatchewan

Law Society of the Northwest Territories

Law Society of Upper Canada

Office of the Professions (Quebec)

Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (Quebec)

Nova Scotia Barristers Society

New Zealand

New Zealand Law Society

United Kingdom

Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales

Faculty of Advocates (Scotland)

General Medical Council

Incorporated Law Society of Northern Ireland

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Law Society of Scotland

Royal Commission on Legal Services (England and Wales)

Royal Commission on Legal Services in Scotland

Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar (England and Wales)

The Law Society (England and Wales)

United States

American Bar Association

American Bar Foundation

Association of the Bar of the City of New York California Board of Legal Specialization

Citizens Advisory Committee, Washington D.C. Florida State Bar Association joint Specialisation Committees of the Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations

Massachusetts Bar Association

Nassau & Suffolk County State Bar Association New York State Bar Association

Minnesota State Bar Association

North Carolina State Bar

Oregon State Bar Association

State Bar of California

The District of Columbia Bar

Washington State Bar Association

Other Countries and International Organisations

Association of Law Societies of the Republic of South Africa

Consultative Committee of Bars and Law Societies of the European Community

International Bar Association

Norwegian Consulate (Sydney)

Trinidad and Tobago Law Society