Symonds v Vass & Ors [2003] NSWSC 170

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Symonds v Vass & Ors [2003] NSWSC 170 HEARING DATE(S) : 6/3/03 7/3/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 April 2003

JURISDICTION: Common Law Division Professional Negligence List JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J DECISION : Ref para 94

CATCHWORDS : Professional Negligence - application to set aside Judgment - consent order - self executing order - whether a contract - default judgment - whether final or interlocutory where damages to be assessed - warning when default judgment LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 Partnership Act 1982 O'Donnell v S Abbott [2001] NSWCA 184 Southern Cross Exploration NL v Fire & All Risks Insurance Co Ltd (1986) 7 NSWLR 319 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 Mullins v Howell (1879) 11 Ch D 763 Laurena Pty Ltd v Vilanti Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 37 Purcell v F C Trigell Ltd [1971] 1 QB 358 Morgan v 45 Flers Avenue Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 573 Computer Edge Pty Ltd & Anor v Apple Computer Inc & Anor (1984) 54 ALR 767 Triden Properties Ltd v Capita Financial Group Ltd (unreported, NSWCA, 26.11.93) Cox Bros (Aust) Ltd v Cox (1934) 50 CLR 314 CASES CITED : Thomas v Bunn [1991] 1 AC 362 Siebe Gorman Ltd v Pneupac Ltd [1982] 1 WLR 185 R D Werner & Co Inc v Bailey Aluminium Products Pty Ltd (1988) 80 ALR 134 Paino v Hofbauer (1988) 13 NSWLR 193 National Benzole Co Ltd v Gooch [1961] 3 All ER 1097 Mackay v Dick (1881) 6 AC 251 Secured Income Real Estate v St Martin's Investments (1979) 144 CLR 596 BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v The Shire of Hastings (1977) 180 CLR 266 Vacuum Oil Pty Co Ltd v Stockdale (1942) 42 SR (NSW) 239 Reinehr Industrial Lease & Finance Pty Ltd v Jordan (unreported, NSWCA, 04.06.74) Legione v Hately (1982-83) 152 CLR 406 Emmett v Hornsby Shire Council & Anor [2002] NSWCA 75 Monica Frances SYMONDS (1 Pl/Resp) Gerald Henry SYMONDS (2 Pl/Resp) Cedric Bohrsmann VASS (1 Def) Douglas James HAMILTON (3 Def) John Michael CHURCHILL (4 Def) John David Latimer FABIAN (5 Def) Robert Carlyle JORDAN (6 Def) Michael Thomas Robert BINNETTER (7 Def) Harold WERKSMAN (8 Def/Appl) Phillip S D Purcell (9 Def) Graham Arundel FRANCIS (10 Def) John Nelson MILLER (11 Def) Edward Malcolm DAVIES (12 Def) PARTIES : Ian George JOHNSTON (13 Def) David Paul SELIG (14 Def) Bruce Neil McLEAN (15 Def) Christopher Bruce BRIERLEY (16 Def) John Frederick WHITEHOUSE (17 Def) Andrew SPEARRITT (18 Def) Luciano Luigi DEBIASI (19 Def) Anastasia TSEKOURAS (20 Def) Michael F P DANIEL (21 Def) Stephen Howard KLOTZ (22 Def) Michael Bruce YATES (23 Def/Appl) Michael Anthony BOWER (24 Def) Julian Patrick McGRATH (25 Def) Margaret Therese RODGERS (26 Def) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20994/01 COUNSEL : T E F Hughes QC/V R W Gray (Pls/Resps) D Robinson (8 & 23 Defs/Appls) SOLICITORS : Malcolm Johns & Co (Pls/Resps) Holding Redlich (8 & 23 Defs/Appls)