NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2000) NSW ConvR 55-936
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Kioussis [2000] NSWSC 248 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3281/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 09/03/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 March 2000
The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (P) PARTIES : Angela Kioussis (D1) Harry Kioussis (D2) Leon Nikolaidis (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Young J
COUNSEL : J Johnson (P) J K Chippindall (for Respondent Solicitor) Sally Nash & Co (P) SOLICITORS : M D Nikolaidis & Co (Respondent)
CATCHWORDS : Mortgages [24]- Liens- Solicitor- Documents received for specific purpose- Whether available for lien - Professions [170]- Solicitor- Lien- Documents received for specific purpose- Whether available for lien - Real Property [17]- Co-owners- Deeds held by one co-owner- Solicitor's lien created- Whether solicitor may retain deeds. LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970, s 74 Abbott v Pegler (1980) 1 BPR 9276 Doulton Potteries Ltd v Bronotte [1971] 1 NSWLR 591 Duke Finance Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1990) 22 NSWLR 236 Gibson v May (1853) 4 De GM & G 516 CASES CITED : Leeper & Anor v Primary Producers Bank of Australia Ltd (in liq) (1935) 53 CLR 250 Ex parte Sterling (1809) 16 Ves 258 Stumore v Campbell & Co [1892] 1 QB 314 Warburton v Edge (1839) 9 Sim 508 Young v English (1843) 7 Beav 10 DECISION : See paras 32 and 33.
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