Glen Miller QC v AR Conolly & Co Solicitors & 2 Ors [2007] NSWSC 483

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Glen Miller QC v AR Conolly & Co Solicitors & 2 Ors [2007] NSWSC 483

HEARING DATE(S) : 9 May 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 16 May 2007

JURISDICTION : Common Law Division

JUDGMENT OF : Associate Justice Harrison

DECISION : (1) Leave is granted to the plaintiff file and serve an ASC within seven days; (2) This matter is to be heard together with proceedings 14621/2006; (3) The balance of the notice of motion filed 16 November 2006 is dismissed; (4) Costs of the motion are reserved except the plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs thrown away by the amendment to the statement of claim.

CATCHWORDS : Amend Statement of Claim - separate determination of issues

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) - s 56 LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) - Rule 28.2

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Glen Miller QC - Plaintiff Alan Robert Conolly t/as AR Conolly & Co Solicitors - First Defendant PARTIES : Elizabeth Ramsay t/as AR Conolly & Co Solicitors - Second Defendant Lara Mynott t/as AR Conolly & Co Solicitors - Third Defendant Walter Turnbull Pty Ltd - Cross Defendant