Boral Timber v Lindquist [2004] NSWSC 341

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Boral Timber v Lindquist [2004] NSWSC 341 revised - 30/04/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 April 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 April 2004 JURISDICTION: Common Law JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison DECISION : (1) The appeal is dismissed; (2) The application for leave under s 208M of the Act is refused; (3) The decisions of the costs assessor dated 25 July 2002 and the review panel dated 5 November 2002 are affirmed; (4) The summons is dismissed; (5) The applicant is to pay the respondent's costs as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal determination of Cost Review Panel - Appeal determination of Costs Assessor Compensation Court Rules 1990 (NSW) (now repleaded) LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) - s 208M Legal Professional Regulation 1994 (NSW) CDJ v VAJ (No 1) (1998) 197 CLR 172 Chapmans Ltd v Yandell (t/as Yandells) [1999] NSWCA 361 Coulter v Regina (1988) 164 CLR 350 CASES CITED : Landwell (Vic) Pty Ltd v Neessen Investments Pty Ltd (unreported, NSWSC 16 September 1996, Young J) Morgan v Banning (1999) 20 WAR 474 Larsen v Vile [1999] NSWCA 397 State of Tasmania v Beadle (2001) 10 Tas R 302 Warner v Sampson [1959] 1 QB 297 Boral Timber Industries Limited (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Tony Brian Lindquist (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13301/2002 Mr R Smith (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr C Taylor (Defendant) Abbott Tout (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Savage Lawyers Orange (Defendant)