Ryan v Hansen [2000] NSWSC 354

Reported Decision : 49 NSWLR 184

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ryan v Hansen [2000] NSWSC 354 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12931/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 03/04/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 4 May 2000

PARTIES : Peter John Ryan (Pl) Bruce William Hansen t/as Hansens Solicitors (Def) JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J

LOWER COURT Local Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 223/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT S V Jackson LCM JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : M J Walsh (Pl) P Cummings (Def) SOLICITORS : Wood Roberts Solicitors (Pl) Hansens Solicitors (Def) CATCHWORDS : Stated Case - appeal against Magistrate's decision - Legal Profession Act 1987 - power of costs assessors - whether negligence of solicitors can be raised before costs assessor - Anshun principle in context of a cross claim Legal Profession Act 1987 - ss 175, 182, 199, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208 Supreme Court Rules - Pt52 Hansard, 26 September 1993 at p3276 LEGISLATION CITED : Butterworths Costs Service - para 266 Oaths Act 1900 - Pt 5 Evidence Act 1995 - ss 4(1), 21 Contracts Review Act 1980 "Anshun Today" - 71 ALJ 934 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1980-81) 147 CLR 589 Anthony Developments Pty Ltd v Marsden [1999] NSWSC 472 Attorney General for NSW v Kennedy Miller Television (1998) 43 NSWLR 729 Faustin Epeabaka v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (1997) 150 ALR 397 Bryant v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1995) 130 ALR 129 Tanning Research Laboratories v O'Brien (1989-90) 169 CLR 332 R v Brynes & Hopwood (1995) 183 CLR 501 CASES CITED : Willers v The Queen (1995) 125 FLR 221 Kennedy v Council of the Incorporated Law Institute of NSW (1939)13 ALJ 563 Ziems v The Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of NSW (1957) 97 CLR 297 Re Massey & Carey (1884) 24 Ch D 459 Re Windeyer, Fawl & Co: Ex parte Foley (1930) 31 SR 145 Silver v Consumer Claims Tribunal (1978) 2 NSWLR 313 Mason-Jones v Jones (1987) 11 NSWLR 583 Cachia v Isaacs (1985) 3 NSWLR 366 DECISION : Ref Para 85