NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Dennis v Cameron [2007] NSWCA 228
HEARING DATE(S): 15 August 2007
JUDGMENT DATE: 5 September 2007
JUDGMENT OF: McColl JA at 1; Handley AJA at 2; Hoeben J at 3
DECISION: Appeal dismissed; Appellant pay the costs of the appeal.
CATCHWORDS: Claim by a barrister against solicitor for unpaid fees - original memoranda of fees altered at solicitor's request - whether compliance with sections 192, 194 of the Legal Profession Act 1987 and regulation 22A of the Legal Profession Regulations 1994 - whether barrister's memoranda of fees was "signed" - effect of acceptance by solicitor of unsigned memoranda of fees.
Legal Profession Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession Regulations 1994 Solicitors Act 1843 (UK)
Conder v Silkbard [1999] NSWCA 459 Goodman v J Evan Limited (1954) 1 QB 550 Hogarth v Gye [2002] NSWSC 32 at [25] CASES CITED: Koutsourais v Metledge & Associates [2004] NSWCA 313 Moreton v Copeland (1855) 16 CB 517 Re Gedye (1851) 51 ER 208 Zizza v Seymour (1976) 2 NSWLR 135
PARTIES: Bruce Vernon Dennis - Appellant Robert William Cameron - Respondent
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40681/2006; DC5480/2005
COUNSEL: Mr J T Johnson - Appellant Mr DF Rofe QC/Mr AJ Tudehope - Respondent
SOLICITORS: Dennis & Company - Appellant McLaughlin & Riordan - Respondent
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 5480/2005
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Johnstone DCJ
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 26 September 2006
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