Jazairy v Malouf t/as Gerard Malouf & Partners [2005] NSWSC 808

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Jazairy v Malouf t/as Gerard Malouf & Partners [2005] NSWSC 808

HEARING DATE(S) : 8 August 2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 15 August 2005

JURISDICTION : Common Law

JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Harrison

DECISION : (1) In costs assessment file No 92004/2001 leave to extend time to file an appeal is granted; (2) The appeals are upheld; (3) The application for redetermination is remitted to the Costs Review Panel for the purpose of its providing of reasons for its determination of 21 April 2004 that the costs agreement is not unjust; (4) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of costs review panel - s 208D: "unjust"

Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) - s 208 LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Regulation 2002 - Reg 68

Advanced Gaming Technologies Pty Limited v Julieann P Ahern & 88 Ors [1999] NSWSC 45 Chapmans Ltd v Yandell (t/as Yandells) [1999] NSWCA 361 CASES CITED : Coulter v Regina (1988) Larsen v Vile [1999] NSWCA 397 Malouf v Jazairy [2003] NSWSC 762

Haifa Jazairy (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Gerard Francis Malouf t/as Gerard Malouf & Partners (Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12455/2004

Mr R Horsley (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr M J Heath (Defendant)

Malouf & Partners SOLICITORS : (Defendant)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Costs Review Panel

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 92004/2001

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Member John Sharpe & Member Ian Dwyer