Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 78

Reported Decision : (2002) 54 NSWLR 612

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 78 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40814/01; 40728/98; 40761/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 March 2002, 15 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 June 2002

George Andrew Harrison PARTIES : Emibarb Pty Limited v Delcie Joan Schipp & Ors JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Giles JA at 134; Ipp AJA at 204

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Reference under SCR Pt 12 r 2 LOWER COURT EQ 6425/91 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Not Applicable JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : S J Gageler SC/G Lucarelli (Plaintiffs) M J Slattery QC/J M Hennessy/S Fendikian (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Blake Dawson Waldron (Plaintiffs) Dibbs Barker Gosling (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : EQUITY - solicitors - business dealings with clients - EQUITY PROCEDURE - bill of review for fresh evidence - whether still available - EVIDENCE - requirements for fresh evidence - PROCEDURE - court has no power to reconsider perfected judgments - SOLICITORS - business dealings with clients Equity Act 1880 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Equity Act 1901 Judicature Act 1873 (UK) Supreme Court Act 1970 Ainsworth v Wilding [1896] 1 Ch 673, 676, 677 Arnold v National Westminster Bank plc [1991] 2 AC 93, 104 Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155, 160 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300, 310 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529, 530 Barbon v Searle (1686) 1 Vern 416 Barnsley v Powell (1748) 1 Ves Sen 119, 120, 284 [27 ER 930, 1034], 1034; Belt's Supp 74, 143; 28 ER 460, 482 Birne v Hartpole (1717) 5 Bro PC 197, 200 [2 ER 624, 626] Boswell v Coaks (No 2) (1894) 6 R 167, 86 LT 365 n HL, 168 (366), 169-70 (366), 170 (366), 171 (367) Braddock v Tillotson's Newspapers Ltd [1950] 1 KB 47 CA, 50 Brown v Higgs (1803) 8 Ves 561, 563, 566 [32 ER 473, 474, 475] Builders Licensing Board v Sperway Constructions (Syd) Pty Ltd & Anor (1976) 135 CLR 616, 619, 620 Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502, 504-5 Charles Bright & Co Ltd v Sellar [1904] 1 KB 6, 11, 12-13 CDJ v VAJ (No 1) (1998) 197 CLR 172, 201-2 Coal and Allied Operations Pty Limited v Australian Industrial Relations Commission & Ors (2000) 203 CLR 194, 202, 203 Commonwealth Bank v Quade (1991) 178 CLR 134 Cotter v Barrymore (1733) 4 Bro P C 203 Council of the City of Greater Wollongong v Cowan (1955) 93 CLR 435 Davies and Cody v The King (1937) 57 CLR 170, 183 DJL v The Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226, 244, 245, 247 Doherty v Liverpool District Hospital (1991) 22 NSWLR 284 Eastman v The Queen (2000) 203 CLR 1, 11, 24-26, 33 Ex parte Currie; re Dempsey (1968) 70 SR 1 Ex parte James (1803) 8 Ves 337 [32 ER 385], 345 [388] Falke v The Scottish Imperial Insurance Company (1887) 57 LT 39, 40 Flower v Lloyd (1877) 6 Ch D 297, 300, 302 Friesen v Braun [1926] 2 WWR 257 Gamser v The Nominal Defendant (1977) 136 CLR 145, 153, 154 Head v Godlee (1859) 1 Johns 536 [70 ER 534] (538-9, [535]) (578, [550]) Hip Foong Hong v H Neotia & Co [1918] AC 888, 894 Hosking v Terry (1862) 15 Moore PC 493, 504 [15 ER 581, 585] Hungate v Gascoyne (1846) 2 Ph 25; 41 ER 850 (26; 851) Huskisson RSL Sub-Branch Club Ltd v Sullivan (1990) 20 NSWLR 332 In re Barrell Enterprises [1973] 1 WLR 19, 24, 25-27 In re Harrison's Share Under a Settlement [1955] Ch 260, 276 In re Scott & Alvarez's Contract [1895] 1 Ch 596, 610, 623 In re Scott & Alvarez's Contract [1895] 2 Ch 603 CA In re St Nazaire Co (1879) 12 Ch D 88, 91, 92, 93, 96-7, 98, 99-100, 100-101 In re Suffield and Watts Ex parte Brown (1888) 20 QBD 693, 696, 697, 698 CASES CITED: Ivanhoe Gold Corporation Ltd v Symonds (1906) 4 CLR (Pt 1) 642, 670-1 Jonesco v Beard [1930] AC 298, 301-2 Jopp v Wood (1865) 2 De G J & S 323, 326, 329 [46 ER 400, 401, 402] Law Society of New South Wales v Harvey [1976] 2 NSWLR 154, 171 Maybery v Brooking (1855) 7 De G M & G 673: 2 Jur.N.S.76 McCann v Parsons (1954) 93 CLR 418 McDonald v McDonald (1965) 113 CLR 529, 535, 542, 543, 544 McGowan v Middleton (1883) 11 QBD 464, 468 Mickelberg vThe Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259 Minister for Lands and Forests v McPherson (1990) 22 NSWLR 687 M'Laughlin v Little in (1845) Reserved and Equity Judgments 19, 21 Monroe Schneider Associates (Inc) v No 1 Raberem Pty Limited (No 2) (1992) 37 FCR 231, 234, 238-240 Moore v Moore (1755) 2 Ves Sen 596, 598 [28 ER 380, 382] Nintendo Company Limited v Centronics Systems Pty Limited (1994) 181 CLR 134, 168 Norwich Pharmacal Co v Customs and Excise Commissioners [1974] AC 133 Oldham v Stonehouse (1838) 3 M & C 317 Orr v Holmes & Anor (1948) 76 CLR 632 O'Rourke v Hoeven (1974) 1 NSWLR 622, 626 Parker v McKenna (1874) LR 10 Ch App 96, 118, 124-5 Partridge v Usborne (1828) 5 Russ 195 Perry v Phelips (1810) 17 Ves Jun 173, 178 [34 ER 67, 69], 177-8; 68-9, Preston Banking Company v William Allsup & Sons [1895] 1 Ch 141, 143, 144-5, 282, 283 Quilter v Mapleson (1882) 9 QBD 672, 676 Re May (1883) 25 Ch D 231, (1885) 28 Ch D 516 CA Ronald v Harper (1913) VLR 311, 318 R v Flower (1966) 1 QB 147, 150-1, 183 R v Wallis (1949) 78 CLR 529, 550 Salt v Cooper (1880) 16 ChD 544 Smith v NSW Bar Association (No 2) (1992) 176 CLR 256, 265 Spies v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1991) 24 NSWLR 691 Taylor v Lawrence [2002] 2 All ER 353 CA The Queen v Gaudron (1978) 141 CLR 204 Thomas v Rawlings (No 3) (1864) 34 Beav 50, 53-4; 55 ER 551, 552 Thomson Australian Holdings Pty Limited v Trade Practices Commission (1981) 148 CLR 150, 161 Toubia v Schwenke [2002] 54 NSWLR 46 Tyrrell v Bank of London 10 HLC 26 [11 ER 934], 39-44 (939-941) Victorian Stevedoring and General Contracting Company Pty Limited v Dignan (1931) 46 CLR 73, 108-9 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Wentworth v Woollahra Municipal Council (No 2) (1982) 149 CLR 672 White v Ivory (1910) reprinted from The Times [1922] 1 WWR 1222 Willan v Willan (1810) 16 Ves 72 [ 33 ER 911] DECISION : Proceedings dismissed with costs.; Direct that these orders be entered forthwith.