Mohareb v Horowitz & Bilinsky Solicitors [2011] NSWDC 170

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mohareb v Horowitz & Bilinsky Solicitors [2011] NSWDC 170 Hearing dates: 4 October 2011 (written submissions) Decision date: 04 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ (in Chambers) Decision: (1) Plaintiff's summons filed on 19 August 2011 dismissed. (2) Plaintiff pay defendant's costs. Catchwords: COSTS - application for leave to appeal from costs assessment (s 385 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW)) - challenge to evidence of retainer - obligation of costs assessor to provide reasons - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 309-316, 322, 327, 361, 363, 384 and 385 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 39(1) and 40(1) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Division 4, Part 50 Cases Cited: Australian International Academy of Education Limited v Dr Nirmal Taluja & Ors (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 880 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Frumar v The Owners of Strata Plan 36957 [2006] NSWCA 278 Gorczynski v AWM Dickinson & Son [2005] NSWSC 277 Larsen v Vile [1999] NSWCA 397 Levy v Bergseng [2008] NSWSC 294 Randall Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council [2009] NSWDC 118 The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd v The Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1932) 48 CLR 113. Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff/Appellant: Nader Mohareb Defendant/Respondent: Horowitz & Bilinsky Solicitors Representation: Plaintiff: - Defendant: - Plaintiff: Mr N Mohareb (in person) Defendant: Horowitz & Bilinsky Solicitors File Number(s): 2011/121953 Publication restriction: None