Edwards and Anor v Anderson and Ors [2009] NSWSC 373

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Edwards and Anor v Anderson and Ors [2009] NSWSC 373

HEARING DATE(S) : 15 April 2009, 16 April 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 15 May 2009

JUDGMENT OF : Schmidt AJ

Proposed Orders: DECISION : 1. Verdict to the Plaintiffs, with a damages order. 2. Plaintiffs are to bear defendants' costs of the two adjournment applications, and the defendants otherwise to bear the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings, as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : PROFESSIONS AND TRADES - lawyers - duties and liabilities - negligence in advising clients - sublease of a unit in retirement village - duty to advise - duty of care owed - foreseeability and causation - damages - TORTS - negligence - general matters - solicitor negligence - damages - EVIDENCE - admissibility and relevancy - opinion evidence - qualification of witness

Civil Liability Act 2002 LEGISLATION CITED : Retirement Villages Act 1999 Retirement Villages Regulations 2000 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

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