Vision Publishing Pty Ltd v PK Lane Holdings Pty Ltd & 2 Ors [2001] NSWIRComm 311

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Vision Publishing Pty Ltd v PK Lane Holdings Pty Ltd & 2 Ors [2001] NSWIRComm 311 APPELLANT/APPLICANT ON MOTION: Vision Publishing Pty Ltd (ACN 055 452 492)

FIRST RESPONDENT: Luke Carey PARTIES : SECOND RESPONDENT: Paul Lane

THIRD RESPONDENT: PK Lane Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 056 330 075) FILE NUMBER: IRC 100 of 1997 CORAM: Schmidt J CATCHWORDS : Costs - costs orders sought against respondents' solicitors - no appearances by solicitors - maintenance and champerty - conditional costs agreement - costs orders made on an indemnity basis

Industrial Relations Act 1991 LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) Legal Profession Reform Act 1993 Maintenance and Champerty Abolition Act 1993 (NSW) Boner v Anderson (1993) 52 IR 114 Carey & Ors v Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales & Ors [2000] NSWCA 94 Carey & Ors v Industrial Relations Commission & Ors [1999] NSWCA 189 Clyne v NSW Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Giles v Thompson [1994] 1 AC 142 In re Jones (1870) LR 6 CH 497 In re Trepca Mines Ltd (No.2) (1962) 3 WLR 955 Knight v FP Special Assets Limited (1992) 174 CLR 178 Levick v Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 102 FCR 155 CASES CITED : Montague Mining Pty Limited v Gore & Ors (trading as Clayton Utz) [2001] FCA 791 Myers v Elman [1940] AC 282 Orme v Associated Newspapers Group Ltd [1980] CA Transcript 809 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Singh and Another v Observer Ltd [1989] 2 ALL ER 751 Thai Trading Co. v Taylor (1998) 2 WLR 893CA Trendtex Trading Corporation v Credit Suisse [1981] 3 All ER 520 Vision Publishing Pty Limited v PK Lane Holdings Pty Limited (1998) 84 IR 277 Weldon & Co Services Pty Ltd v Harbinson [2000] NSWSC 389 White Industries (QLD) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (1998) 156 ALR 169