Public Notice: Urgent Call for Criminal Investigation into Corrupt Conduct in NSW Legal System/Legal Profession
- Odtojan Bryl Lawyers
- Jun 13
- 24 min read
Updated: Jun 21
13 June 2025
To: Premier of NSW Chris Minns
NSW Police & Australian Federal Police
Summary of headings
LSNSW Circumvents the Established Legal Process - Chapter 5 of the Uniform Law
A Gross Miscarriage of Justice Against Two Lawyers of Good Standing
Targeted Retaliation Against Whistleblowers, Victims and Witnesses
Unlawful Issuance of Certificates Without Tribunal Oversight
Systemic Circumvention of Commonwealth Credit Laws and Judicial Misuse
Deliberate Avoidance of Commonwealth Penalties and Fraud Against the Commonwealth
Urgent Federal Investigation Required into Regulatory Cover-Up and Retaliatory Abuse
We, Marie Odtojan and Artem Bryl, solicitors of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia, issue this public notice to expose and call for urgent investigation into calculated, serious abuses of power, unlawful and retaliatory conduct committed by legal authorities in New South Wales.
This Notice
What is set out in this notice is not an isolated incident, it reflects what can only be described as institutionalised corruption, regulatory fraud, and a coordinated cover-up.
It is a case where the very institutions entrusted to uphold the law, the Law Society of New South Wales (LSNSW) and the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC), are alleged to have colluded to silence innocent whistleblowers, solicitors who are also victims and witnesses to the acts disclosed in the reports made by Ms Odtojan to OLSC/LSNSW and set out in this notice.
Since 2016, Ms Odtojan made reports to both the OLSC and LSNSW regarding serious misconduct, criminality and fraud by legal practitioners and unqualified persons. Rather than investigate, these bodies targeted her, her partner, Mr Bryl and her legal practice, with threats, intimidation, and ultimately, retaliation.
Ms Odtojan had also raised serious concerns of systemic circumvention of the Commonwealth Credit Laws and Commonwealth penalties by Credit Corp and its Lawyers (Certus Partners and Piper Alderman) See Systemic Circumvention of Commonwealth Credit Laws and Judicial Misuse; Deliberate Avoidance of Commonwealth Penalties and Fraud Against the Public; Urgent Federal Investigation Required into Regulatory Cover-Up and Retaliatory Abuse
With unblemished records and a combined 18 years of service to the community, Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl were unlawfully stripped of their practising certificates by the Law Society of NSW. Their firm, a fully compliant and operational legal practice of 12 years with no incidents or adverse reports, was collateral damage. Forced to cease operations in an instant upon receipt of the s 45 certificate, clients were left without representation, many in the middle of active proceedings and settlements. Distressed and disoriented, they expressed outrage and a deep sense of betrayal, demanding answers for what the Law Society had done to their trusted solicitors.
The economic loss, reputational damage, and personal devastation caused by the unlawful actions of the Law Society of NSW are irreparable. These acts represent a gross abuse of public office, a targeted retaliation against solicitors who courageously disclosed misconduct and lodged reports. Such actions of the LSNSW may amount to criminal conduct under applicable laws.
This is not regulation. This is institutionalised abuse of power, a deliberate act to suppress whistleblowing, erase accountability, and protect those reported and those who misuse the law from within.
Notice of Legal and Ethical Breach by Officers of the Law Society of NSW, OLSC, and Attorney General’s Office
The individuals named below, acting both as public officers and as legal practitioners, had a positive legal and ethical duty to prevent, report, and refuse participation in unlawful conduct. Instead, despite notice to them by Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl, they knowingly condoned and enabled acts of serious regulatory and criminal misconduct perpetrated against two innocent solicitors and their legal practice.
1. Ms Valerie Griswold, Director of Legal Regulation, LSNSW;
2. Ms Nadya Haddad, Deputy Director of Legal Regulation LSNSW & Director of Licensing of the LSNSW of the Registry Office;
3. The Council of the LSNSW - 15 members of The Law Council of LSNSW who were informed in our letter dated 15 August 2024:
a. Ms Jennifer Ball, Current LSNSW President;
b. Mr Brett McGrath Former LSNSW President (At the time of interfering with the solicitors’ practicing certificates in May 2024);
c. Mr Ronan MacSweeney
d. Ms Cassandra Banks
e. Ms Lauren Absalom
f. Mr Angelo Bilias
g. Ms Danielle Captain-Webb
h. Ms Jacqueline Dawson
i. Ms Sylvia Fernandez
j. Mr Anthony Gordon
k. Ms Mary Macken
l. Ms Moira Saville
m. Ms Jade Tyrrell
n. Ms Alexia Yazdani
o. Ms Rebekah Hunter
New members as in May 2025 who were notified in May 2025:
p. Kymberlei Goodacre
q. Taylah Spirovski
r. Vaughan Roles
4. Mr Michael Daley MP, NSW Attorney General
5. Dr Hugh McDermott MP
6. Samantha Gulliver, NSW Legal Services Commissioner
7. Officers and staff within the Law Society of NSW and the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC) who assisted the conduct set out below.
Following nearly a year of the Law Society of NSW (LSNSW) making unfounded and inconsistent allegations in its correspondence, accusing Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl of “misconduct,” “prior misconduct,” and even “findings of misconduct”, despite both solicitors holding unblemished records and never having been the subject of any disciplinary proceedings or findings, the LSNSW, through its Director of PSD, Ms Griswold, issued a formal Section 45 Decision just 12 days after a YouTube video was published on 17 May 2025. See Targeted Retaliation Against Whistleblowers, Victims and Witnesses
The individuals listed above were each given notice of the unlawful actions taken against two solicitors, actions carried out without due process or legal authority. Despite this, they remained silent and allowed those actions to continue and escalate, enabling further unlawful conduct.
Their silence and inaction reflect wilful intent and a coordinated effort to:
Circumvent the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) ("Uniform Law"), particularly Chapter 5 which mandates due process via tribunal determination;
Fabricate a finding of “unfitness” in order to deny practising certificates and eliminate legal careers without lawful justification;
Defraud Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl of their rights to practise law, with full knowledge that both solicitors have unblemished professional records and Ms Odtojan has maintained a compliant, operational legal practice with over 12 years of service with good standing in the community.
The Law Society of NSW issued three legal instruments, two under Section 45 and one under Section 334 of the Uniform Law, and proceeded to publish a disciplinary record against both solicitors and their firm, Odtojan Bryl Lawyers. This was done under the false guise of lawful authority, when in fact, the decision was based solely on fabricated and untested allegations, as well as subjective commentary that cast aspersions on the character of both solicitors.
This case stands as a serious warning: unfounded allegations, especially when fabricated by a regulatory body, can irreparably destroy innocent lives and careers.
Here, the regulatory authority did not merely fail in its duty, it manufactured its own allegations and weaponised them to commit targeted, malicious acts. The result is a discriminatory and retaliatory abuse of power that undermines the legal profession and public trust in regulatory integrity.
These actions are not only a direct violation of Chapter 5 of the Uniform Law, they may also constitute possible offences under the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) not limited to s 314-319 (except s 316A), s 192E, s 192G, s192H.
These individuals must now be held accountable. Their failure to self-report their own alleged misconduct, despite occupying statutory and regulatory positions of authority, renders them potential accessories to unlawful conduct and subjects them to investigation and possible removal from office.
Their actions reflect a grave disregard for the law and due process, including the misuse of legal instruments such as certificates issued under false premises, and presented to the public under the guise of lawful authority.
The public must be protected from individuals who demonstrate contempt for the law and the established legal processes which safeguard the rule of law and preserve the integrity of the legal system and the legal profession.
Misrepresentation and fabrication of 'Misconduct’
Between 8 July 2024 and 21 May 2025, we were subjected to a sustained campaign of harassment and intimidation, beginning with correspondence from the LSNSW, Ms Griswold Director of PSD and then in subsequent correspondences from Ms Nadya Haddad, Deputy Director of PSD, containing false and fabricated allegations against each of us stating as a fact and allegation that there were “misconduct”, “prior misconduct” and “findings of misconduct” against each of us.
Ms Griswold and Ms Haddad had sought admissions to misconduct, stating that 'Council will consider what steps you had taken to address the 'prior misconduct' '. Ms Griswold even provided the option for the solicitors to withdraw their renewal applications, effectively to cease being practising solicitors.
In the LSNSW letters, Ms Griswold and Ms Haddad provided no evidence or particulars to substantiate their serious allegations of misconduct, yet they continued to rely upon 'misconduct'.
Upon receiving Ms Griswold’s first letter in July 2024, we promptly issued formal notices to the Law Society of NSW on 13 and 15 August 2024, clearly stating that their actions constituted unlawful and corrupt conduct. These notices were ignored.
Despite repeated requests, the LSNSW failed to provide any evidence or particulars to substantiate their unfounded allegations of misconduct. Instead, we found ourselves trapped in a Kafkaesque ordeal, where those entrusted to uphold the law abused their authority, disregarded our documents and evidence, and escalated their conduct with apparent intent to cause harm.
The more we gave notice and sought clarification, the more retaliatory and covert their actions became, carried out by ambush, and in flagrant disregard of legal process.
The LSNSW fabricated allegations of “misconduct” and proceeded to act upon that fabrication. Without any lawful basis, they undertook the following actions:
In May 2024, interfered with the legitimate renewal of our practising certificates for FY 2024/2025 and placed us to operate 'in force' from our previous certificates FY 2023/2024. This was done without any notice to us. See below: 'Systemic Suppression of Lawyers Practising Rights'
Tampered with our solicitor data where our records/evidence of us as solicitors disappeared
We were no longer searchable on the LSNSW Registry of Solicitors.
Despite receiving our renewal payments, we had no membership and could not access annual renewals for application for the legal practice and more.
The LSNSW repeatedly made serious allegations of misconduct in its correspondence to both Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl, in direct contradiction to its own formal decisions issued under Section 45 of the Uniform Law on 30 May 2025.
In both decisions on Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl, The Council of the Law Society of NSW expressly acknowledged and recorded, the following:
“There is no dispute that... there were no disciplinary findings of professional misconduct, or disciplinary action commenced against the Solicitor…”
This glaring inconsistency reveals a deeply troubling abuse of process, where allegations were presented as if they were established facts, despite the Law Society’s own admission that no findings of misconduct exist. This conduct raises serious questions of bad faith, regulatory overreach, and procedural unfairness.
Yet, despite stating there were no disciplinary findings against us, the LSNSW, in a gross abuse of regulatory power and in clear contravention of the Uniform Law, the LSNSW unilaterally formed an opinion that both solicitors were “unfit” to practise law.
On 29 May 2025, both Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl's name were recorded in the OLSC Solicitors Disciplinary Register under the classification of "unfit to practise", a label made without legal authority and without due process.
This was not a regulatory oversight. It was and is a deliberate act of fraud. which the LSNSW continues to rely upon. We were defrauded of our legal right to practise, stripped of our practising certificates, and publicly defamed under a classification that has no lawful foundation in fact or law.
LSNSW Circumvents the Established Legal Process - Chapter 5 of the Uniform Law
Under the Uniform Law, there are only two recognised categories of disciplinary breach, 'Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct' ("UPC") and 'Professional Misconduct.' ("PM").
Any determination as to a legal practitioner’s fitness to practise are made through formal disciplinary proceedings, initiated by the designated regulatory authority (the Law Society of NSW or the Bar Association), and heard by a designated tribunal. An excerpt is provided below from the LSNSW Legal Regulation Department Annual Report in 2024.
The proper disciplinary process under the Uniform Law is well known to the Law Council, the Law Society of NSW, and Ms Griswold as Director of Professional Standards, who routinely initiate proceedings in NCAT to determine breaches involving UPC (s 299) or PM (s 300). Allegations of Professional Misconduct must be determined by a designated tribunal, NCAT.
Yet in the case of Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl, the Law Society, through Ms Griswold and Ms Haddad, deliberately omitted all reference to these mandatory legal processes in their correspondence, denying the solicitors the right to a lawful hearing.
Instead, the LSNSW unilaterally created a parallel, extra-judicial process designed specifically to label the two whistleblower solicitors as “unfit” based purely on internal opinion and unfounded allegations, under the false guise of lawful authority.
No regulatory officer or body has the power to unilaterally declare a practitioner “unfit” without adhering to this statutory process.
A Gross Miscarriage of Justice Against Two Lawyers of Good Standing
We are solicitors of unblemished professional record. Neither of us has ever faced disciplinary proceedings before NCAT or any court, nor have there been any findings of 'unsatisfactory professional conduct' or 'professional misconduct' against us.
Yet despite having no such findings and no disciplinary proceedings, the LSNSW recorded our names on 29 May 2025, in the OLSC Solicitors Disciplinary Register as being “unfit” to practise, a classification made without any lawful basis. Such conduct constitutes fraud. We were defrauded of our right to practise law.
This record was maliciously created by Ms Griswold, Ms Haddad, and members of the Law Council of NSW, all acting with self-serving, retaliatory intent. It was done:
Without a Tribunal hearing
Without procedural fairness,
And by administrative ambush, completely outside the lawful disciplinary pathway required under the Uniform Law. In contravention of chapter 5 of the Uniform Law.
Today, those false records remain publicly visible, accessible to clients, courts, colleagues, and institutions, permanently defaming our names under the false banner of “unfitness.”
Each day it remains published, it inflicts irreparable damage: it erodes the legacy of two lawyers who served with integrity, and who have been punished not for wrongdoing, but for reporting misconduct and criminality, and speaking the truth.
This is not merely defamatory, it is a deliberate digital execution, engineered through fraud, and wielded to eliminate two whistleblowing legal professionals from the legal profession.
We now bear the burden of correcting an injustice that was manufactured with intent. Let the public record show: this is not regulation. This is a gross miscarriage of justice.
Targeted Retaliation Against Whistleblowers, Victims and Witnesses
Within just 12 days of the YouTube video published on 17 May 2025, the Law Society of NSW, acting in complete disregard of Chapter 5 of the Uniform Law, rushed to issue a Section 45 Certificate declaring Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl “unfit” to practise law, despite both solicitors having unblemished records and never being the subject of any disciplinary findings or proceedings.
This determination was made without a tribunal hearing, without procedural fairness, and without affording either solicitor the opportunity to be heard. It was a knee-jerk, retaliatory response, a gross miscarriage of justice committed by the very regulatory body entrusted to uphold the law, promote fairness, and preserve the rule of law.
In its Decision, the LSNSW used its office to extract screenshots and transcribe content from Ms Odtojan’s YouTube video, proceeding to make ad hominem attacks and cast aspersions on her character. These matters were never disclosed to Ms Odtojan prior to issuing its Decision, nor was she given any opportunity to respond or defend herself.
This decision was not grounded in law or fact, but instead reflected a clear intent to punish whistleblowers, who are also victims and witnesses, and to suppress public disclosure.
In the YouTube video Ms Odtojan exposed the unlawful acts done by the LSNSW to her and Mr Bryl, by ambush, not limited to the following:
a. Interfering with the legitimate renewal of their practising certificates FY 2014/2025 without legal basis and no prior notice to the solicitors. See 'Systemic Suppression of Lawyers Practising Rights'
b. No access to Law Society applications and resources in solicitors' portals;
c. No Law Society memberships, despite LSNSW receiving payments;
d. Solicitors' statuses reduced to student and/or associate membership applications;
e. Tampering with two solicitors’ data in the LSNSW Public Registry of Solicitors who were no longer searchable. Evidence of two solicitors removed/deleted.
Ms Odtojan's Reports to OLSC/LSNSW PSD from 2016
In the YouTube video and across correspondence, Ms Odtojan revealed she had submitted multiple reports to LSNSW PSD and OLSC since 2016, including a report dated 27 June 2018 in relation to Piper Alderman (PA) which pertained to alleged serious misconduct, fraud, criminality and impersonation of legal practitioners.
Ms Odtojan’s report on Piper Alderman listed 7 lawyers, 2 law clerks/paralegals, involving: Mr Florian Ammer (PA Partner), Ms Anne Freeman (PA Partner), Mr Matthew Mennilli, Ms Hannah Veldre, Mr Malcolm Quirey, Mr Brendan May, Mr Stefano Calabretta, including conduct of Mr Nicolas Ford, Mr Thomas Glynn, Mr Miles Condon SC, Mr Sebastian Hartford Davis, Mr James Willis, Magistrate Sharon Freund, Mr Peter Rosier, impersonation of lawyers by Ms Natalie Miller and Mr Owen Nanlohy (paralegal/law clerk at PA at the time).
Despite their statutory duty under Section 465 of the Uniform Law to refer suspected offences to police, the LSNSW PSD and OLSC promptly closed all four reports submitted by Ms Odtojan, without referral or investigation.
On 15 November 2018, then Legal Services Commissioner John McKenzie (AM) acknowledged in his letter to Ms Odtojan, that the assessment of his office of her report on Piper Alderman identified 7 possible offences, as stated:
‘a. Gross dishonesty, misleading and deceptive conduct… b. Conspiracy to:… i pervert the administration and course of justice… ii Defraud… iii, Conduct a hearing by ambush… c Fraud and collusion…’
Yet, despite this preliminary assessment identifying 7 categories of potential criminal offences under the Crimes Act 1900, Mr McKenzie:
Failed to refer the matter to authorities/police under s 465 Uniform Law;
Disregarded over 650 pages of supporting evidence annexed to Ms Odtojan’s report;
Ultimately closed the matter, stating:
“I am not prepared to commit the limited resources of this Office to investigate your allegations when they are not supported by any cogent evidence. I am of the view that your complaints are misconceived and lacking in substance…”
Mr McKenzie then threatened Ms Odtojan, warning her of her “legal and ethical obligations” not to raise serious allegations against practitioners, even though she had provided evidence and was both a victim and a witness.
At the time, it is believed that Ms Samantha Gulliver, now Legal Services Commissioner, was already employed within the OLSC.
Notices were also sent in 2018 to Attorney General of NSW Mark Speakman and Governor General of NSW David Hurley, both of whom ignored the notices. Attorney General condoned Mr McKenzie’s conduct.
Unlawful Issuance of Certificates Without Tribunal Oversight
Acting on behalf of the Council of the Law Society of NSW, Ms Griswold issued two certificates under Section 45 and one under Section 334 of the Uniform Law, actions that effectively dismantled our legal careers and shut down our firm, Odtojan Bryl Lawyers.
These certificates, each carrying legal effect, were issued solely on untested allegations and subjective opinion, with no findings of misconduct and no independent Tribunal determination.
The issuance of these certificates constitutes a flagrant breach of the Uniform Law.
In bypassing Chapter 5, in particular s 300 of the Uniform Law, the statutory framework designed to ensure natural justice and procedural fairness to legal practitioners, these actions stripped away the very safeguards intended to prevent abuse.
This was not an administrative oversight, but an intentional, unlawful act and a malicious misuse of authority aimed at circumventing accountability and silencing dissent.
Misuse of Statutory Powers, Despite Prior Notice
These actions were not administrative errors, they were deliberate, unlawful, and executed with full knowledge.
Ms Griswold and the LSNSW was put on notice, through detailed correspondence on 13 and 15 August 2024, that Ms Griswold's conduct was unlawful, corrupt, and in breach of Section 300 of the Uniform Law, which mandates independent tribunal determination for serious allegations, including those of “prior misconduct” and alleged non-disclosures.
Rather than act lawfully, Ms Griswold and the LS Law Council intensified their actions, bypassed Tribunal oversight, and deliberately issued certificates with legal effect, thereby solidifying a fraudulent process and demonstrating clear intent to perpetuate the fraud.
By denying Ms Odtojan renewal as the sole principal, our firm was rendered inoperable, forcibly shut down, and we were cut off from clients, stripped of professional standing and livelihood, and eliminated from the profession through weaponised legal instruments (under the false appearance of lawfulness) to eliminate us from the legal profession.
Concealing Judicial Misconduct Despite Detailed Notice
Ms Griswold wilfully ignored our letters dated 13 and 15 August 2024, which contained detailed particulars and supporting documents evidencing false records and misrepresentations made by Justices Leeming, Kirk, Basten, and White in the NSW Court of Appeal in their judgments in the Tort Damages cases against Mr Miles Condon SC, Mr Nicolas Ford, and Mr Thomas Glynn.
Rather than refer the matter for investigation under Section 465 of the Uniform Law, Ms Griswold with Ms Haddad and the Law Council, actively suppressed the allegations.
In the Law Council’s 30 May 2025 Section 45 Decision, signed by Ms Griswold, she omitted all references to the documented judicial misconduct we referred in our 13 and 15 August 2024 letters, and, instead, relied almost exclusively on adverse judicial commentary, treating it as if it was proven misconduct.
The decision, spanning 25 pages, cast aspersions on Ms Odtojan and Mr Bryl based solely on remarks from the same judgment under question, without referring to any other evidence or documents, thereby shielding judicial misconduct from both investigation and public accountability.
Application to Ms Griswold’s Conduct
Knowledge of Alleged Judicial Fraud
On 14 August 2024, Ms Griswold Director of PSD was given documented notice alleging that Justices Leeming, Kirk, Basten, and White made false records and misrepresented facts in court, amounting to potential judicial fraud, offences under the Crimes Act 1900 pertaining to administration of justice offences.
The notice included particulars and supporting evidence, meaning she was fully informed of the allegations.
Duty to Act under s 465 of the Uniform Law.
As a statutory officer, with delegated powers, Ms Griswold had a positive legal duty to refer suspected offences to the appropriate authorities (e.g. police, ICAC etc).
Her failure to do so constitutes a breach of that statutory duty, and, if deliberate, may amount to a misconduct in public office and/or criminal concealment.
Perpetuating the Fraud Through Official Action
Despite acknowledging in paragraph 76 of her Section 45 Decision that there were “no disciplinary findings of professional misconduct”, Ms Griswold with the Law Council:
Relied on untested judicial commentary from the same tainted judgment,
Used that commentary to form negative character assessments, and
Issued career-ending certificates under s 45 and s 334, fully aware they bypassed the lawful Chapter 5 process, specifically the required Tribunal process under s 300 of the Uniform Law.
These actions demonstrate intent to legitimise and act upon falsehoods.
Systemic Suppression of Lawyers Practising Rights
In or around May 2024, the Law Society of NSW and OLSC took coordinated actions to obstruct the legitimate renewal of our practising certificates for FY 2024/2025.
We were unlawfully placed on outdated FY 2023/2024 certificates, marked as “in force,” without explanation or statutory basis.
a. We received no prior notification;
b. Our access to renewal applications was removed in our respective solicitor's portals without warning;
c. Our paid LS memberships were silently revoked or not renewed, without due process and/or explanation;
d. We discovered that all our notifications from the LSNSW ceased as far back as in 2023.
These actions were not administrative oversights, they were part of a systematic effort to deny us access to professional tools, professional support, legal authority, legal community, and our ability to comply with statutory obligations.
These covert and unjustified acts deliberately disabled our ability to meet our professional obligations. In effect, we were deregistered by ambush, functionally erased from the legal profession before the 30 May 2025 Decision was even signed. The outcome was predetermined; the decision merely formalised what had already been done.
Collusion and Endorsement of Unlawful Conduct
On 25 October 2024, the Attorney General’s office and MP Hugh McDermott issued correspondence that reaffirmed the statements of facts of misconduct by Ms Griswold/LSNSW and further explained and justified that such statements are to be taken as “alleged prior misconduct” representing that such allegations has foundation and existed against us, despite being notified in our correspondence to his office on 30 August 2024 that no findings of misconduct had ever been made against either of us.
Their letter not only disregarded the factual record, but also explicitly stated they had liaised with the Law Society of NSW, revealing a clear channel of collusion and a deliberate endorsement of unlawful regulatory actions taken against us.
By validating false allegations and aligning with the Law Society after being put on notice, both offices became active participants in a retaliatory campaign that stripped us of our practising rights and reputational standing without lawful basis.
Wilful Inaction and Complicity in Retaliation
Ms Samantha Gulliver, as Legal Services Commissioner, was included in all relevant correspondences and placed on clear notice of the unlawful actions being taken against us.
Despite her statutory role and regulatory responsibilities, she took no steps to intervene. Instead, she allowed our practising certificates and membership records to be tampered with or suppressed, permitted our complaints to be concealed, and stood by as regulatory processes were weaponised to destroy our careers.
Her inaction in the face of clear and repeated warnings constitutes a serious dereliction of duty and enabled the continuation of unlawful and retaliatory conduct by the Law Society of NSW.
Systemic Circumvention of Commonwealth Credit Laws and Judicial Misuse
In our letters dated 13 and 15 August 2025, we notified the LSNSW/Ms Griswold and the OLSC of serious systemic misconduct involving Credit Corp Services Pty Ltd / Credit Corp Group.
We raised urgent concerns that the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (NCCPA) was being systematically circumvented by Credit Corp, in collusion with its incorporated legal practices and external legal providers, particularly Certus Partners (Principal, Mr Carlos Toda) and Piper Alderman.
These letters referenced multiple reports previously submitted by Ms Odtojan to LSNSW PSD and OLSC from 2016. In particular, her matter, Odtojan ats Credit Corp Services Pty Ltd, contains documented evidence of fraudulent conduct, where Credit Corp and its lawyers:
Pleaded contracts that do not exist and/or they did not possess,
Misled the courts, and
Obtained judgements/default judgments under false pretences, perpetuating what appears to be a national scheme of unlawful enforcement.
We are not only victims and witnesses, we are assisting numerous other Australians facing the same fraudulent tactics that Ms Odtojan reported from 2016.
These individuals are being funneled through a nationwide litigation scheme, where judgments are obtained relying on false pleadings of non-existent credit contracts, solely for the purpose of securing financial gain.
Deliberate Avoidance of Commonwealth Penalties and Fraud Against the Commonwealth
By strategically avoiding adjudication under the ASIC Act and NCCPA Act; Credit Corp, Piper Alderman, and their associates have effectively evaded multi-million-dollar penalties that would otherwise be payable to the Commonwealth.
This is not legal oversight, it is a systematic circumvention of federal laws, circumventing judicial determination and concealing credit breaches from federal enforcement mechanisms.
In Ms Odtojan’s case, key evidence was provided in the sworn affidavit of Mr Florian Ammer (Partner, Piper Alderman), dated 15 August 2016. At paragraph 45.2, Mr Ammer explicitly states:
“Allegations of contraventions of provisions of the ASIC Act (such as sections 12DL and 12DM) which, if made out, could potentially expose [Credit Corp] and/or St George to regulatory action by ASIC, and a maximum penalties of $3.6 million.”
This sworn admission confirms that serious regulatory breaches were at issue, offences carrying multimillion-dollar penalties, yet no referral was ever made to ASIC or law enforcement, despite the statutory obligation to do so under Section 465 of the Uniform Law.
The alleged breaches of sections 12DL and 12DM of the ASIC Act were never ventilated or tested in court. The $3.6 million penalty in Mr Ammer's sworn affidavit, referenced in Ms Odtojan’s case against Credit Corp represents just one of several potential contraventions that were entirely omitted from judicial determination.
This raises grave concerns of systemic fraud against the Commonwealth and warrants urgent investigation by the Australian Federal Police. The broader implication is deeply troubling: Australia’s credit laws are being deliberately circumvented in court proceedings, resulting in ongoing harm to consumers and a serious erosion of the integrity of the judicial and regulatory systems.
Urgent Federal Investigation Required into Regulatory Cover-Up and Retaliatory Abuse
The AFP is called to investigate the Law Society of NSW and OLSC and their involvement of concealing serious offences against the Commonwealth which they had a statutory duty to report to authorities. In not doing so, they allowed the perpetuation of such possible offences against the Commonwealth and deprived them in the ability to investigate and apprehend the offenders Ms Odtojan had reported to them.
These regulatory bodies were under a statutory duty under Section 465 of the Uniform Law to report suspected offences, such as fraud, impersonation of legal practitioners, and evasion of the ASIC Act and NCCP Act penalties, to law enforcement authorities.
Instead, they:
Failed to make any referrals;
Concealed and closed reports submitted by Ms Odtojan from 2016 onwards;
Suppressed complaints involving systemic fraud against the Commonwealth; and
Those reported were allowed to remain protected, unexamined, and unaccountable, placing the public at risk. By failing to investigate serious allegations, regulators enabled these individuals to continue practising law without scrutiny, compromising public safety and trust in the legal system.
Critically, the regulators engaged in a coordinated campaign of intimidation and retaliation against the solicitor who reported these matters, who is both a victim and a witness:
Ms Odtojan was threatened, defamed, and labelled “unfit” to practise, despite no findings of misconduct by the Tribunal, NCAT;
Mr Bryl was subjected to the same outcome by association, without independent assessment;
Their legal practice was unlawfully dismantled, rendering them unable to serve their clients;
Their practising certificates were refused without legal basis, stripping them of their lawful right to work and earn a livelihood;
A public disciplinary record was published under false pretences, inflicting severe and lasting reputational damage.
These actions go beyond a mere failure to report federal offences, hey constitute active suppression of a whistleblower, intimidation and discrediting of key witnesses, and a calculated effort to silence future accountability.
The AFP is called to investigate whether the Law Society of NSW, OLSC, and connected individuals engaged in conduct amounting to:
Misconduct in public office;
Obstruction of justice;
Retaliation against witnesses and/or victims;
And accessorial liability in fraud against the Commonwealth.
A call for immediate federal intervention is essential to uphold the integrity of Australia's credit laws, whistleblower protections, and prosecutorial transparency.
These actions represent only a fraction of what has occurred, just the surface of a deeply rooted pattern of misconduct.
Collectively, they reveal a coordinated, unlawful, and malicious abuse of public and regulatory office, executed with intent to destroy the careers of two innocent solicitors, dismantle their legal practice, and silence legitimate reports of corruption and criminality, including the impersonation of lawyers and fraud against the Commonwealth.
This has escalated into a system-wide retaliation, demanding immediate investigation and public accountability.
CALL TO ACTION - IMMEDIATE ACTION
1. An investigation by the NSW Police and the Australian Federal Police into the conduct of:
The Law Society of NSW (LSNSW)
The Office of the Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC)
Their role in concealing serious offences against the Commonwealth
Their acts of retaliation against protected whistleblowers
2. Investigate the following individuals responsible for enabling and executing the abuse of regulatory powers, to engage in unlawful and corrupt actions against the two solicitors.
Ms Valerie Griswold, Director of Legal Regulation (PSD), LSNSW
Ms Nadya Haddad, Deputy Director of PSD and Director of Licensing in the LSNSW Registry;
Mr Michael Daley, Attorney General of NSW;
Dr Hugh McDermott MP;
Ms Samantha Gulliver, Legal Services Commissioner (OLSC);
And all officers and decision-makers involved.
3. A Royal Commission into the systemic corruption within NSW’s regulatory and judicial institutions, including how legal instruments were weaponised against two solicitors and the tribunal processes unlawfully bypassed.
4. A formal inquiry into the Law Society of NSW, the Law Council, the OLSC, and the judicial officers named in our submissions, particularly the concealment of judicial misconduct and failures under section 465 of the Uniform Law.
5. Immediate correction of the public record including the removal of our names from the OLSC Solicitors Disciplinary Register, where they were unlawfully and falsely recorded under untested and unfounded allegations made by PSD/Council of the Law Society, and the full reinstatement of our practising certificates, restoring our right to practise law without stigma or political interference.
This is not just about us. It is about ensuring no whistleblower, no solicitor, and no citizen is ever punished for telling the truth.
We stand by the evidence. We stand by each other. And we stand with every Australian who demands accountability.
We speak not only for ourselves, but for the many silenced, erased, and defrauded under the illusion of legal integrity in NSW.
Ms Marie Odtojan and Mr Artem Bryl
Solicitors of the Supreme Court of NSW and High Court of Australia
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