Cockburn v Shehadie [2013] NSWSC 758

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cockburn v Shehadie [2013] NSWSC 758 Hearing dates: 30 November 2012 Decision date: 13 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Button J Decision: (1) Leave to appeal out of time granted. (2) Appeal dismissed. (3) Decision of the panel on 17 November 2011 confirmed. (4) The plaintiff is to pay the costs of the defendant of the appeal. Catchwords: COSTS - Limitation Act 1969 - whether limitation period relevant to cost assessors - whether claims for legal costs by barrister are cause of action - cause of action accrues when work last done - whether assessor failed to consider relevant material Legislation Cited: Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Limitation Act 1969 Cases Cited: Adamson v Miller [2005] NSWSC 971 Baker v Kearney [2002] NSWSC 746 Coburn v Colledge [1897] 1 QB 702 Coshott v Barry [2012] NSWSC 850 Coshott v Lenin [2007] NSWCA 153 Coshott v Woollahra Municipal Council [2008] NSWCA 176 Frumar v Owners of Strata Plan 36957 [2006] NSWCA 278; (2006) 67 NSWLR 321 Khoury v Hiar [2006] NSWCA 47 Nabatu Pty Ltd v Crawley t/as Aubrey F Crawley & Company (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Harrison M, 9 April 1998, unreported) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Malcolm Cockburn (plaintiff) Michael John Shehadie t/as Michie Shehadie & Co, Solicitors (defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Cockburn (plaintiff) P Cutler (defendant) Solicitors: Michie Shehadie & Co, Solicitors (defendant) File Number(s): 2011/413386