Dale v Firth [2012] NSWSC 401

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dale v Firth [2012] NSWSC 401 Hearing dates: 31 January 2012 Decision date: 31 January 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: That pursuant to s 782(1)(a) of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) the defendant to provide the plaintiff with a bill of costs relating to legal services provided to the plaintiff by the defendant in relation to his claim for damages against his former employer, such Bill to comply strictly with Regulation 111B of the Legal Profession reg 2005 by 4.00 pm on Friday 3 February 2012. The defendant to deliver or otherwise make available to the plaintiff himself or his solicitors the whole of the file retained by the defendant of and relating to his claim for workers compensation and work injury damages against his former employer on or before 4.00 pm on Friday 3 February 2012. The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs on an indemnity basis of and incidental to the hearing of the Summons by the court on 31 January 2012. Catchwords: COSTS – assessment- where plaintiff seeking order for itemised bill – s 332A of Legal Profession Act Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Regulation 2005 (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Richard Dale (plaintiff) Stephen Paul Firth (defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Baran (plaintiff) G O'Mahoney (defendant)

Solicitors: Slater & Gordon Lawyers (plaintiff) File Number(s): 2011/409411 Publication restriction: None