NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Humphries v Cooke [2009] NSWSC 1250 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 24 August 2009 25 August 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 25 November 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Price J at 1
DECISION : 1. The plaintiffs' claim be dismissed. 2. There is a verdict and judgment for the defendants against the plaintiffs. 3. The plaintiffs pay the defendants' costs as agreed or assessed up until 19 February 2009 and from 20 February 2009 on an indemnity basis.
CATCHWORDS : Negligence - duty of care - solicitors - extent of retainer - Damage - causation - Contract - construction of contract - surrounding circumstances
LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Liability Act 2002 s 5, s 5D, s 5E Fair Trading Act 1987 s 42
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
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