AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd v Stephen Keith Coade; Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers v Schon Condon as liquidator of AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 192

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd v Stephen Keith Coade; Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers v Schon Condon as liquidator of AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 192 Hearing dates: 25 February 2013 Decision date: 08 March 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Rein J Decision: 1. Rockcliffs are entitled to enforce their lien that the $150K presently held in a controlled money account should be paid out to the plaintiff. 2.His Honour will hear the parties on costs. Catchwords: EQUITY - Equitable lien - Solicitor - Fruit of Litigation - Deed of Settlement including term for transfer of books debts

EQUITY - Equitable lien - Causal link between the solicitor's exertions and the recovery of the funds Legislation Cited: Legal Practitioners Act 1898 (NSW) Cases Cited: Carew Counsel Pty Ltd v French (2002) 4 VR 172; (2002) 190 ALR 690; (2002) 166 FLR 460; [2002] VSCA 1 Doyles Construction Lawyers v Harsands Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of New South Wales, 24 December 1996, unreported BC9606389) Firth v Centrelink [2002] NSWSC 564; (2002) 55 NSWLR 451 Grogan v Orr [2001] NSWCA 114 Jackson v Richards [2005] NSWSC 630, (2005) 12 BPR 23, 091 Patience, Ex Parte: Makinson v The Minister (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 96; (1940) 57 WN (NSW) 65 Roam Australia Pty Ltd v Telstra Corp Ltd t/as Telecom Australia [1997] FCA 980 Welsh v Hole (1779) 1 Dougl 238; (1779) 99 ER 155 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers (Applicant) Mr Schon Condon as liquidator of AMC Commercial Cleaning Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Mitchell (Applicant) Solicitors: Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers (Applicant) Dib Lawyers (Mr Orlizki) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/289426