Fong BHNF Fong v Weller [2024] NSWCA 46

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fong BHNF Fong v Weller [2024] NSWCA 46 Hearing dates: 23 February 2024 Date of orders: 08 March 2024 Decision date: 08 March 2024 Before: Gleeson JA at [1]; Mitchelmore JA at [2]; Kirk JA at [3] Decision: (1) Summons dismissed. (2) No order as to costs. Catchwords: COSTS — Assessment procedure — Competing costs agreements — Second costs agreement with tutor — Tutor's right of indemnity from incapacitated person APPEALS — Right of appeal — Relationship with judicial review — Whether right of appeal is reason to deny judicial review JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS — Judicial review application of decision made under UCPR r 36.15 — Setting aside judgment — Court of Appeal — Issues not raised below — Absence of proper evidence — Importance of written submissions in identifying issues — Costs consequences where issues not identified by respondent JUDICIAL REVIEW — Presence of error — Error not identified by parties — Exercise of discretion — Error goes only to whether applicant liable directly or indirectly — Time for disputation to end Legislation Cited: District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 27(1) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 302A, 350, 368, 379, 384 385 Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 (NSW), Sch 4, cl 18 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014, Pt 7, ss 70, 87, 89 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015 (NSW), reg 59 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 36.15 Cases Cited: Ahern v Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd [2021] NSWCA 166 Amirbeaggi v EB [2023] NSWCA 108 Bingham v Bevan [2023] NSWCA 86; (2023) 111 NSWLR 287 Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill (1993) 32 NSWLR 501 Calandra v Murden [2015] NSWCA 231 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26; (2003) 77 ALJR 1088 Fisher v Nonconformist Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 32 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCAFC 92; (2015) 233 FCR 315 Lake Macquarie City Council v McKellar [2002] NSWCA 90 Murray v Kirkpatrick (1940) 57 WN (NSW) 162 Smith v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2016] NSWCA 250; (2016) 77 MVR 480 Spencer v Coshott [2021] NSWCA 235; (2021) 106 NSWLR 84 Spina v Permanent Custodians Ltd [2009] NSWCA 206 Steeden v Walden [1910] 2 Ch 393 Weinel v Judge Parsons (1994) 62 SASR 501 Weller v Fong BHNF Fong [2023] NSWDC 429 Yakmor v Hamdoush (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 284; (2009) 76 NSWLR 148 Texts Cited: Justice Susan Kiefel, "On being a judge", Public Lecture (15 January 2013) The Chinese University of Hong Kong Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rosie Hong Jia Fong BHNF Calvin Yao Ping Fong (Applicant) Herbert Weller (First Respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Marcel Sahade (Applicant) Kevin Tang (First Respondent)