Cameron v Qantas Airways Limited [2011] NSWSC 1137

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cameron v Qantas Airways Limited [2011] NSWSC 1137 Hearing dates: 16 September 2011 Decision date: 23 September 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: 1. The applicants on the notice of motion are entitled to orders for the payment out to them of funds in court representing portion of the balance of the plaintiff's verdict monies in her original proceedings, plus interest and costs. 2. I direct the parties to bring in short minutes of order, with calculations of interest made up to today. The short minutes should include an order that the costs of the application be paid by Ms Cameron. Catchwords: LEGAL PRACTITIONERS - costs - solicitor's lien - funds in court - where solicitors seek orders for payment of costs from the balance of the plaintiff's verdict monies from the original proceedings -where solicitors' costs have been assessed and certificates issued and judgments pursuant entered - solicitors entitled to the orders sought Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v The Estate of the Late Mahmoud Slieman [2010] NSWSC 661 Doyles Construction Lawyers v D'Jamirze [2004] NSWSC 507 Ex parte Patience; Makinson v The Minister (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 96 Mercer v Graves (1872) LR 7 QB 499 Vernon v Perry; Payne, Garnishee [1962] VR 223 Worrell (as trustee of the estate of Wedgwood) v Power & Power (1993) 118 ALR 237; (1993) 46 FCR 214 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Rita Cameron (Plaintiff) Qantas Airways Limited (First Defendant) Walker Legal (Second Defendant) Craddock Murray Neumann (Third Defendant) Representation: J Catsanos (First Defendant) I Dicker (Second Defendant) HWL Ebsworth (First Defendant) Yeldham Price O'Brien Lusk (Second Defendant) Craddock Murray Neumann (Self-represented) (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 2001/92202 Publication restriction: None