Paulson v Cardillo [2021] NSWDC 587

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Paulson v Cardillo [2021] NSWDC 587 Hearing dates: 21 October 2021 Date of orders: 1 November 2021 Decision date: 01 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: 1. Pursuant to UCPR r 13.4 and r 14.28, the respondent plaintiff's statement of claim and the plaintiff's proceedings are dismissed; 2. The respondent plaintiff is to pay the applicant defendant's costs of this notice of motion and the dismissed proceedings on the ordinary basis; 3. Liberty to apply on 7 days' notice if further or other orders are required. Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – interlocutory application by defendant seeking dismissal of the plaintiff's proceedings – plaintiff's claim is for damages against his former firm of solicitors who acted for him in industrial relations proceedings – the claim in these proceedings alleges negligence and misleading conduct in the course of legal representation – finding that the defence of advocate's immunity operates as a complete answer to the plaintiff's claim – the proceedings must be dismissed Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law, s 18 and s 29 Civil Liability Act 2005 (NSW), 5D, s 5O Industrial relations Act 1996 (NSW), s 89, s 163 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4, r 14.28 Cases Cited: Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd [2016] HCA 16 Boland v Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 64 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12 Donnellan v Woodland [2012] NSWCA 433 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Giannarelli v Wraith (1988) 165 CLR 543; [1988] HCA 52 Goode v Angland [2017] NSWCA 311 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Iverson v Howen [2008] NSWSC 1246 Leerdam & Anor v Noori & Anor [2009] NSWCA 90 Malik v McGeown [2007] NSWSC 1414 Nikolaidis v Satouris [2014] NSWCA 448 Paulson v Industrial Relations Secretary (Department of Justice) [2018] NSWIRComm 1004 Paulson v Industrial Relations Secretary (Department of Justice) [2017] NSWIRComm 1034 Rees v Sinclair [1974] INZLR 180 Sellars v Adelaide Petroleum NL (1994) 179 CLR 349 Young v Hones [2014] NSWCA 337 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Craig Paulson (Respondent Plaintiff) Anthony Cardillo (Applicant Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Capsanis, solicitor (Respondent Plaintiff) Mr D Lloyd SC with Ms C Robertson (Applicant Defendant)