NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Darkinjung Pty Ltd & ors [2010] NSWSC 132
HEARING DATE(S) : 12 and 13 November 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 1 March 2010
JURISDICTION : Equity
JUDGMENT OF : Austin J
DECISION : Questions for separate determination answered under heading "Conclusions"
CATCHWORDS : LEGAL PROFESSION - solicitor in Victoria, client in New South Wales - first instructions rule - meaning of "matter" - whether Victorian or New South Wales legal profession legislation applies - effect of choice of law clauses - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - effect of orders by judge at first instance, subsequently reversed on appeal, in period before Court of Appeal makes orders - where judge at first instance holds solicitor's retainer valid, but Court of Appeal disagrees - whether solicitor precluded from recovering costs
Legal Profession Act (2004) (NSW) Part 3.2 LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW), Part 11 Legal Profession Act 2004 (Vic), Part 3.2 Legal Practice Act 1996 (Vic) Part 4
Comandate Marine Corp v Pan Australia Shipping Pty Ltd (2006) 157 FCR 45 Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council v Minister for Aboriginal Affairs [2006] NSWLEC 291 Darkinjung Pty Ltd v Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council & ors [2006] NSWSC 1008 Darkinjung Pty Ltd v Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council & ors [2006] NSWSC 1217 Hillig v Darkinjung (2006) 57 ACSR 733; [2006] NSWSC 594 Hillig v Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council [2006] NSWSC 1371 Hillig v Darkinjung Pty Ltd & ors [2007] NSWSC 683 CASES CITED : Hillig v Darkinjung Pty Ltd & ors [2008] NSWCA 75 Hillig v Darkinjung Pty Ltd (No 2) & ors [2008] NSWCA 147 Hudgson & Anor v Endrust (Australia) Pty Ltd & Anor (1986) 11 FCR 152 In Re Suco Gold Pty Ltd (in liq) (1983) 33 SASR 99 Octavo Investments Pty Ltd v Knight and Another (1979) 144 CLR 360 Re Byrne Australia Pty Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 394 Vacuum Oil Co Pty Ltd v Wiltshire (1945) 72 CLR 319 Wentworth v Rogers (2006) 66 NSWLR 474, [2006] NSWCA 145 Zimmerman Holdings & ors v Wales & ors [2002] NSWSC 447
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