NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : FD v State of New South Wales [2006] NSWSC 1407
HEARING DATE(S) : 28-29/9/05, 28/2/06, 12/04/06, 4-5/10/06, 1/12/06
JUDGMENT DATE : 18 December 2006
JUDGMENT OF : Smart AJ at 1
DECISION : See para 153
CATCHWORDS : Extremely difficult plaintiff's case - despite mistakes circumstances not warranting costs orders against solicitor personally - Order that the State pay the Centre's costs of defending plaintiff's claim not warranted
Civil Procedure Act 2005 (CPA) LEGISLATION CITED : Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 NSW Limitation Act 1969 NSW Supreme Court Act 1970
Bullock v London General Omnibus Co 1907 1 KB 262 Doonan v Beacham (1953) 87 CLR 346 Goldsworthy v Bricknell 1987 1 Ch 378 Gould v Vaggelas (1983-1985) 157 CLR 215 CASES CITED : Hong v A & R Brown Ltd 1948 1 KB 515 James Hardie & Coy Limited v Seltsam Pty Limited (1998) 196 CLR 53 Johnsons Tyre Foundry Pty Ltd v Maffa Corporation (1978) 77 CLR 544 Mummery v Irvings Pty Limited (1956) 96 CLR 99 Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Company 1903 2 KB 533
PARTIES : FD v State of New South Wales & Armidale District Women's Centre Incorporated
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20584/02
Mr D Jordan for The Centre COUNSEL : P Menzies QC & Mr G Young for the State M Williams SC & Mr T Hickey for Ms Waters (solicitor for FD)
Kennedys for The Centre SOLICITORS : I V Knight, State Crown Solicitor for the State Abbott Pardy & Jenkins for Ms Waters
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