NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) NSW ConvR 56-022
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Berry v Kanakis & Ors [2002] NSWCA 68 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40255/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 and 7 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 March 2002
Terry Berry - Appellant PARTIES : Lucas Jupiter Kanakis & Ors (trading as Diamond Peisah & Co) - Respondents
JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Giles JA at 2; Ipp AJA at 48
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 5200/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Gibb DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : P Biscoe QC & M Zammett - Appellant J Simpkins SC & S Kerr - Respondents SOLICITORS : Woods & Day - Appellant Collin Biggers & Paisley - Respondents CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - causation - solicitors acting for purchaser of house - failed to advise client to obtain a building report - whether client relied on solicitors in that respect - whether client would have proceeded without building report even if so advised - trial judge found she did not rely and would have proceeded - question of fact - no error shown. ND. Bell v Thompson (1934) 34 SR (NSW) 431; Carr v Baker (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 301; Colfield v Waterloo Case Co Ltd (1924) 34 CLR 363; CASES CITED: Gould v Vaggellas (1985) 157 CLR 215; Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Ltd v International Pools Australia Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 242; Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 178 ALR 577. DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
CA 40255/01 DC 5200/99 MEAGHER JA GILES JA IPP AJA
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