Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Hattersley & Anor [2001] NSWSC 60

(2001) 15 NSWLR 333 Reported Decision : [2001] NSWSC 60 [2001] ACL Rep 325 NSW 136

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Hattersley & Anor [2001] NSWSC 60 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30095/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 February 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 February 2001

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Plaintiff)

v

Leonard S Hattersley PARTIES : (First Defendant)

RAAFBYE Corporation Pty Limited (Second Defendant)

Attorney General for State of New South Wales (Intervener)

JUDGMENT OF : Davies AJ at 1

LOWER COURT Costs Assessment JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT n/a FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Mr Hattersley JUDICIAL OFFICER :

P: Mr J R Sackar QC with Mr A J Payne 1D: Submitting Appearance COUNSEL : 2D: Mr W Roddick (Director) Int: Mr M J Leeming Amicus Curiae: Mr R E Quickenden P: L E Taylor SOLICITORS : 1D: I V Knight 2D: In person Int: I V Knight CATCHWORDS : Costs - what is the basis on which the legal services provided by a solicitor employed by a corporation should be assessed - whether work done by practitioner employed by corporation should be assessed on same basis as that of an independent solicitor - principle of indemnity - judicial review at interlocutory stage. Supreme Court Act, 1970, ss 23, 75 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules, 1970, Pt 52 r 23 Legal Profession Act, 1987, Pt 11, ss 48F, 202, 208F-G Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Re Eastwood (deceased); Lloyds Bank Ltd v Eastwood [1974] 3 All ER 603 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley (1884) 13 QBD 872 Attorney-General v Shillibeer (1849) 4 Ex 606; 154 ER 1356 Raymond v Lakeman (1865) 34 Beav 584, 55 ER 761 Galloway v Corporation of London (1867) LR 4 Eq 90 Lenthall v Hillson [1933] SASR 31 Nolan v George [1959] QdR 315 CASES CITED : Blackall v Trotter (No 1) [1969] VR 939 McCullum v Ifield (1969) 2 NSWR 329 Bank of Western Australia Ltd v O'Neill [1999] WASC 10 Henderson v Merthyr Tydfil Urban District Council [1900] 1 QB 434 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 Director-General of Social Services v Chaney (1980) 31 ALR 571 Overton Investments Pty Ltd v Carnegie [2000] NSWSC 581 Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564 Attorney General for New South Wales v Smits (1998) 45 NSWLR 521 DECISION : See paragraphs 32 and 33.