Bingham v Bevan [2023] NSWSC 123

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bingham v Bevan [2023] NSWSC 123 Hearing dates: 13 February 2023 Date of orders: 14 February 2023 Decision date: 14 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: Interim injunction granted Catchwords: LEGAL PRACTITIONERS — Injunction — where the plaintiff solicitor sought an interim injunction restraining the defendant barrister from registering Costs Certificates issued by a review panel — where the Costs Certificates upon registration would become a judgment of a court — where the Costs Certificates related to a retainer agreement between the solicitor and barrister — where the agreement specified that the solicitor would be liable for the barrister's fees only to the extent that his client had put him into the necessary funds — where the review panel found that the agreement was void ab initio — whether interim injunction restraining the barrister from registering Costs Certificates should be granted — where interim injunction granted Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) 2014 Legal Professional Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bevan v Bingham & Ors [2023] NSWSC 19 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural rulings Parties: John Bingham (P) Christopher Bevan (D) Representation: Counsel: M Hazan (P) I Sethi (D)

Solicitors: Bicknell & Monteith Lawyers (P) Breene & Breene Solicitors (D) File Number(s): 2023/47815 Publication restriction: Not Applicable