Zakka v Elias [2013] NSWCA 119

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zakka v Elias [2013] NSWCA 119 Hearing dates: 18 April 2013 Decision date: 13 May 2013 Before: Ward JA at [1] Emmett JA at [145] Tobias AJA at [160] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: TORTS - professional negligence - solicitors - failure to warn - whether an holistic warning by itself is sufficient or whether the particular incidents giving rise to that warning must be provided

TORTS - vicarious liability - whether a solicitor with a restricted practising certificate is thereby acting outside the course of employment if breaching a restriction on their practising certificate Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Contracts Review Act 1980 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: AJH Lawyers Pty Ltd v Hamo [2010] VSC 225 Baiyai Pty Ltd v Guy [2009] NSWCA 65 Bannister and Legal Practitioners Ordinance 1970 - 1975 ex parte Hartstein (1975) 5 ACTR 100 Black Range Tin v Shoobert [1973] WAR 131 Bugge v Brown [1919] 26 CLR 110 Chappel v Hart [1998] HCA 55; (1998) 195 CLR 232 Cousins v Cousins (18 Dec 1990, unreported NSWCA judgment) David v David [2009] NSWCA 8 Dominic v Riz [2009] NSWCA 216 Dyer v Munday (1895) 1 QB 742 Ffrench v Sestili [2007] SASC 241; (2007) 98 SASR 28 Frost & Sutcliffe v Tuiara [2003] NZCA 277; [2004] 1 NZLR 782 Hamlyn v Houston & Co (1903) 1 KB 81 Harvey & Anor v State of NSW [2006] NSWSC 1046 Hollis v Vabu Pty Limited [2001] HCA 44; (2001) 207 CLR 21 Kelly v Jowett [2009] NSWCA 278; (2009) 76 NSWLR 405 Knaggs v J A Westawav & Sons Pty Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 476 Kowalczuk v Accom Finance [2008] NSWCA 343 Limpus v London General Omnibus Co (1862) 1 H & C 526 Lloyd v Grace, Smith & Co. (1912) AC 732 Lucantonio v Kleinert [2009] NSWSC 853 Mackay v Commercial Bank of New Brunswick (1874) LR 5 PC 394 Plumb's Case (1914) AC 62 State of NSW v Lepore [2003] HCA 4; (2003) 212 CLR 511 Withyman v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 10 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont "Lawyers Professional Responsibility", 5th Edn, Thompsons Reuters Professional Australia Ltd, Sydney Category: Principal judgment Parties: Victor Zakka (Appellant) Georges Elias trading as Cadmus Lawyers (First Respondent) Delilah Rahe (Second Respondent) (Submitting Appearance) Representation: Counsel: D Murr SC with Ms M Fraser (Appellant) R Darke SC with I Griscti (First Respondent) Solicitors: Maxwell Berghouse & Ives (Appellant) HWL Ebsworth (First Respondent) Tudehope Partners (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 07/291423 Decision under appeal Citation: Zakka v Rahe Date of Decision: 2011-07-15 00:00:00 Before: Balla DCJ File Number(s): 07/291423