Philip Jacques v Rodney Kent & Tim Orlizki t/as Kent Attorneys [2012] NSWSC 255

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Philip Jacques v Rodney Kent & Tim Orlizki t/as Kent Attorneys [2012] NSWSC 255 Hearing dates: 7 March 2012 Decision date: 22 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) The appeal is allowed in part. (2) The decision of her Honour Magistrate Atkinson dated 8 July 2011, in so far as it relates to the cross claim, is set aside. (3) The matter is remitted to the Local Court to be determined according to law. (4) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: APPEAL FROM LOCAL COURT - s 309 Legal Profession Act 2004 - whether solicitor acted negligently - whether error of law or fact - two appeal categories; non-compliance with disclosure provisions and failure to seek leave to join party (cross claim) - error of law relating to cross claim only - appeal allowed in part and remitted to Local Court Legislation Cited: Local Court Act 2007 Legal Profession Act 2004 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Astley v Austrust Ltd [1999] HCA 6; (1999) 197 CLR 1 Bannerman Brydone Folster & Co v Murray [1972] NZLR 411 Hanflex Pty Ltd v NS Hope & Associates [1990] 2 Qd R 218 Hawins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Swain v Waverley Municipal Council [2005] HCA 4; (2005) 220 CLR 517 Twiddle v Bradley [1990] 2 Qd R 464 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Philip Jacques (Plaintiff) Rodney Kent & Tim Orlizki t/as Kent Attorneys (Defendant) Representation: D Lloyd (Plaintiff) JTG Gibson (Defendants) Dominic A Sisinni (Plaintiff) Kent Attorney (Defendants) File Number(s): 2010/160685 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2011-07-08 00:00:00 Before: Magistrate Atkinson File Number(s): 2010/160685