Barry v Coshott [2014] NSWDC 51

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Barry v Coshott [2014] NSWDC 51 Hearing dates: 7 February; 5, 10, 12 March 2014 Decision date: 13 March 2014 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Dismiss the notice of motion by Mrs Coshott (filed 19 December 2013) to set aside the registration of the certificate by reason of Mr Coshott's bankruptcy. (2) Order Mrs Coshott to pay the plaintiffs' costs of that motion. (3) Order the removal of Mr Coshott as a party to the proceedings. (4) Direct Mrs Coshott to file and serve any evidence and submissions upon which she relies by 4pm on 25 March 2014 on the question of the amount of any interest up to the date of filing payable to the plaintiffs, on the unpaid costs in the filed certificate, and on the costs of the application by the plaintiffs. (5) Direct any submissions and evidence in response be filed and served by the plaintiffs by 4pm on 28 March 2014. (6) Stand the matter over to 1 April 2014 at 10am part head for further hearing before Judge P Taylor SC. (7) Reserve all questions of costs of the application by the plaintiffs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - costs - recovery by solicitor - certificate of assessment - joint clients - one client bankrupt - whether filed certificate valid - effect on other client - interest Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), s 58, s 62 Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56, s 63, s 133 Interpretation Act 1987, s 34, s 35 Legal Profession Act 1987, s 3, s 173, s 190, s 208E, s 208J, s 208V Legal Profession Act 2004, s 321 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 6.20, r 6.21, r 6.22, r 6.23, r 6.29, r 36.11, r 36.15, r 36.16, r 36.17 Cases Cited: ANZ Banking Group Ltd v Computer Plus [1992] 1 VR 607 Bank of Australasia v Whitehead (1898) 24 VLR 308 Coshott v Barry & Anor [2012] NSWSC 850 Coshott v Barry & Anor (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 944 Coshott v Barry (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 1248 Deighton v Cockle [1912] 1 KB 206 Doran v Isaacs (1912) 12 SR (NSW) 699 Doyle v Hall Chadwick [2007] NSWCA 159 Drummond and Rosen Pty Ltd v Easey and Ors (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 331 Ellis v Fisher [2001] VSC 621 Fraser v Commissioner of Taxation (1996) 69 FLR 99 Fraser Property Developments Pty Ltd v Sommerfeld (No 2) [2005] QCA 242 Frumar v Owners of Strata Plan 36957 [2010] NSWCA 172 Gertig v Davies [2003] SASC 86 Hanave Pty Ltd v LFOT Pty Ltd (2004) 136 FCR 566 Hedwan v Hannouf (1997) 140 FLR 229 Kassem & Secatore (as joint liquidators of Pan Pacific Age Care Services Pty Ltd (in liq)) v Koutavas [2012] NSWSC 236 L Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (No 2) (1982) 151 CLR 590 Scope Data Systems Pty Ltd v David Goman Rep Partnership Bdo Nelson Parkhill [2008] NSWSC 42 Short v Short (1902) 8 ALRCN 306 Tak Ming Co Ltd v Yee Sang Metal Supplies Co [1973] 1 WLR 300 W R Henry & Son v Hodge [1963] VR 111 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Consequential orders Parties: Stephen Michael Barry (first plaintiff) Martin Pearce Board (second plaintiff) Robert Coshott (first defendant) Ljiljana Coshott (second defendant) Representation: Mr K G Oliver (plaintiffs) Mr O R Jones (defendants) CKB Partners (plaintiffs) Martin Place Lawyers (defendants) File Number(s): 2008/320070 Publication restriction: None