Abbott trading as Piper Alderman v Pilot Development Corporation Pty Limited (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 1178

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Abbott trading as Piper Alderman v Pilot Development Corporation Pty Limited (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 1178

HEARING DATE(S) : 1 November 2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 1 November 2006

JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 11/01/2006

DECISION : Solicitors' equitable lien for costs applies to damages awarded consequent upon the usual undertaking as to damages.

CATCHWORDS : [SOLICITORS' EQUITABLE LIEN FOR COSTS] - usual undertaking as to damages - injunctions discharged - whether solicitors' equitable lien for costs applies to damages awarded as a result of an inquiry as to damages.

Air Express Ltd v Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd (1981) 146 CLR 249 Churnin v Pilot Developments Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 391 Churnin v Pilot Developments Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 592 CASES CITED : Clift v Windrum (Mahoney, Clarke and Meagher JJA) Court of Appeal, unreported, 2 September 1991. Doyles Construction Lawyers v Harsands Pty Limited (McLelland CJ in Eq) Supreme Court of New South Wales, unreported, 24 December 1996. F Hoffman-La Roche & Co AG v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [1975] AC 295 Firth v Centrelink (2002) 55 NSWLR 451 Roam Australia Pty Limited v Telstra Corporation Limited [1997] FCA 980

Anthony Norman Abbott and 16 others trading as Piper Alderman - Plaintiffs PARTIES : Pilot Development Corporation Pty Limited (in liq) - 1st Defendant Brian Silvia - 2nd Defendant

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50168/05

Mr S Bell - Plaintiffs COUNSEL : No appearance - 1st Defendant Mr RA Parsons - 2nd Defendant