CSR LIMITED v EDDY [2008] NSWCA 83

Reported Decision: 70 NSWLR 725

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: CSR LIMITED v EDDY [2008] NSWCA 83 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S): 21 April 2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 2 May 2008

JUDGMENT OF: Hodgson JA at 1; McColl JA at 10; Basten JA at 11

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: COSTS – costs assessment – party and party costs – failure of costs assessor to disclose costs agreement between other party and solicitor – client legal privilege – procedural fairness - COSTS – scope and operation of indemnity principle – conditional costs agreement – no bill of costs delivered - PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS – practical injustice – effect of unfairness on outcome - WORDS & PHRASES – "practical injustice"

Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 118, 119, Part 3.10, Div 1 Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW), ss 3, 177, 186, 188, 192, 202, 203, 206, 207, 208, 208F, 208G, 208H, 208S, 208KA, 208KC, 208KI, 208JJA LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), s 387, Schedule 9, cl 18, cl 22A Legal Profession Amendment Act 2006 (No. 30) (NSW), Schedule 8, [4] Legal Profession Amendment (Costs Assessment) Regulation 1999 (NSW), cl 261

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Apple Computer Australia Pty Ltd v Wily [2002] NSWSC 855 Applicant VEAL of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2005) 225 CLR 88; [2005] HCA 72 Attorney-General (NSW) v Kennedy Miller Television Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 729 Attorney General for the Northern Territory v Maurice (1986) 161 CLR 475 Balenzuela v De Gail (1959) 101 CLR 226 Cook v Pasminco Pty Ltd (No. 2) (2000) 107 FCR 44; [2000] FCA 1819 CSR Ltd v Eddy (2005) 226 CLR 1; [2005] HCA 64 Dyktynski v BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd (2004) 60 NSWLR 203; [2004] NSWCA 154 Giannarelli v Wraith (No. 2) (1991) 171 CLR 592 CASES CITED: Gundry v Sainsbury [1910] 1 KB 645 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Re Bauhaus Pyrmont Pty Ltd (In liq) [2006] NSWSC 543 Re Global Medical Imaging Management Ltd (In liq) [2001] NSWSC 476 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82; [2000] HCA 57 Rickard Constructions Pty Ltd v Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 234 Standard Chartered Bank of Australia Limited v Antico (1995) 36 NSWLR 87 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 Tarry v Pryce (No. 2) (1987) 88 FLR 270 Wentworth v Rogers [2006] NSWCA 145; (2006) 66 NSWLR 474