Date:

11/09/2006

Supreme Court Pro Bono Panel – Invitation to Practitioners Part 66Aof the Supreme Court Rules enables the Court to refer litigants to a legal practitioner on the Court’s Pro Bono Panel. Legal assistance may be in the form of advice or representation, or both. The Court welcomes legal practitioners who are willing to have their names included in the Pro Bono Panel. Practitioners are encouraged to read the provisions of Part 66A from which it will be noted that a referral of a litigant to a legal practitioner may only occur if the practitioner has agreed to accept the referral (Part 66A r 4(6)). It will also be noted that the practitioner may be entitled to recover an amount for costs if a costs order is made in the legally assisted litigant’s favour (Part 66A r 9(2)). A practitioner is also entitled to seek disbursements from a referred litigant (Part 66A r 10). Practitioners who are willing to have their names included in the Pro Bono Panel can do so by downloading this form and forwarding it to By Mail: The Principal Registrar Supreme Court of New South Wales GPO Box 3 Sydney 2001 By Fax: (02) 9230 8827 Further information can be obtained by telephoning the Prothonotary on (02) 9230 8071.