NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) 55 NSWLR 485
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Twigg & Anor. v. Kung & Anor. [2002] NSWCA 220 revised - 29/11/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40647/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 2 July 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 July 2002
Peter Twigg & Mark Twigg (trading as Adrian Twigg & Co.) - appellant PARTIES : Patrick Kam Chiu Kung - 1st respondent Ross Elder McGlynn & Stephen Michael Hahn (trading as McGlynn & Partners) - 2nd respondent JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Foster AJA
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 2762/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Rolfe DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
Mr. P. Brereton SC for appellant COUNSEL : Mr. J. Whittle SC with Mr. A. O'Brien for 1st respondent Mr. G. Inatey SC for 2nd respondent SOLICITORS : Adrian Twigg & Co. for appellant Phillip Yip & Associates for respondents CATCHWORDS : LEGAL PRACTITIONERS - Solicitor's lien - Notice - Whether notice can be given before lien crystalises - Whether authority to receive can be notice of lien - Requirement of clarity - Effect of lapse of time and change of solicitors. Re Dallas [1904] 1 Ch. 385 Grogan v. Orr [2001] NSWCA 114 James Talcott Ltd. v. John Lewis & Co. Ltd. [1940) 3 AllER 592 Johnstone v. Cox (1881) 19 Ch. 17 CASES CITED: Ex Parte Patience (1940) 40 SR(NSW) 96 Lloyd v. Banks (1868) LR 3 Ch.App. 488 Ross v. Buxton (1889) 42 Ch. 190 Squires v. South Australian Steel & Sheet Pty. Ltd. (1987) 45 SASR 142 Welsh v. Hole (1779) 1 Dougl 238 William Brandt's Son & Co. v. Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. [1905] AC 454 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs
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