Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Rollason [2006] NSWSC 1032

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Rollason [2006] NSWSC 1032

HEARING DATE(S) : 28/09/06

JUDGMENT DATE : 28 September 2006

JUDGMENT OF : Gzell J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 09/28/2006

DECISION : No order.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - Costs - Whether barrister and solicitor should be ordered to pay portion of the costs the defendant was ordered to pay to the plaintiff under the Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 99 - Defendant waives client legal privilege - Defendant advised by counsel not to defend - Defendant failed to comply with directions notwithstanding Associate's telephone calls - Plaintiff complied - Barrister and solicitor involved in proceedings for defendant before Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Plaintiff's counsel informed that Supreme Court proceedings unlikely to be defended - Court not informed and no variation or stay of the directions sought - Defendant requests no order be made against barrister or solicitor - Barrister and solicitor apologised to Court

LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005

Re The Black Stump Enterprises Pty Ltd and Associated Companies (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 60 Ridehalgh v Horsefield [1994] Ch 205 CASES CITED : Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 153 White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (1998) 156 ALR Steindl Nominees Pty Ltd v Laghaifar [2003] 2 Qd R 683

PARTIES : Deputy Commissioner of Taxation - Plaintiff John Cameron Rollason - Defendant

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4352/04

COUNSEL : Mr I E Davidson for Mr C Catt Ms J E Richards for Mr D Milne