White v Bini [2003] FCA 669

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

White v Bini [2003] FCA 669 LEGAL PRACTITIONERS – lien – untaxed costs – costs incurred in advising on lien – extinguishment – parting with possession – court order – claiming wrong cause or amount Albemarle Supply Company Limited v Hind and Company [1928] 1 KB 307 applied Automobile & General Finance Co. Ltd v Cowley-Cooper (1948) 49 SR (NSW) 31 followed Barratt v Gough-Thomas [1951] Ch 242 referred to Beneficial Finance Corporation Ltd v Conway (No.2) [1971] VR 594 referred to Birmingham, In re Decd. Savage and Another v Stannard and Others [1959] Ch 523 doubted Bolster v McCallum [1966] 2 NSWR 660 referred to Caldwell v Sumpters and Another [1972] Ch 478 discussed Comcare v Labathas (1995) 61 FCR 149 cited Frankenburg v Famous Lasky Film Service, Limited [1931] 1 Ch 428 followed Fuld, decd., In the Estate of (No.4)[1968] P 727 referred to Galland, In re (1885) 31 Ch D 296 referred to Gibson's Settlement Trusts, In re; Mellors and Another v Gibson and Others [1981] Ch 179 cited Gray v Graham (1855) 2 Macq 435 followed Hanbury Whitting and Nicholson, Re (1896) 75 LT 449 followed Jalmoon Pty Ltd, Re [1986] 2 Qd R 264 cited Jones v Tarleton (1842) 152 ER 285 cited Kerford v Mondel (1859) 28 LJ (Ex) 303 cited Loescher v Dean[1950] Ch 491 cited Long, In Re [1929] VLR 318 applied Ly and Another, Re; Ex parte Dixon v Ly and Others (1995) 62 FCR 432 referred to McIntyre v Perkes (1988) 15 NSWLR 417 cited O'Brien v Lewis (1863) 66 ER 761 referred to Pennington v Reliance Motor Works, Limited [1923] 1 KB 127 referred to Société Anonyme Pecheries Ostendaises v Merchants' Marine Insurance Company [1928] 1 KB 750 followed Taylor, Stileman, & Underwood, In re [1891] 1 Ch 590 applied Cordery's Law Relating to Solicitors (1988) G.E. Dal Pont's, Law of Costs (2003) Palmer and McKendrick's, Interests in Goods (1998) CLYDE PETER WHITE, PHILIP NEWMAN, ATF FYANS STREET (GEELONG) PROPERTY TRUST and FAITHFUL STREET (WANGARATTA) PROPERTY TRUST v LUCIANO BINI V3052 of 2002 FINKELSTEIN J MELBOURNE 4 JULY 2003