Hunter v Hanson [2014] NSWDC 77

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hunter v Hanson [2014] NSWDC 77 Hearing dates: 3 June 2014 Decision date: 04 June 2014 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Summons dismissed. (2) Costs reserved. (3) Liberty to apply in relation to costs. (4) Exhibits retained until further order. Catchwords: COSTS - costs appeal under s 384 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) - alleged failure of Review Panel to give adequate reasons - whether grounds of appeal related to issues raised with the Review Panel - whether method of assessing counsel's preparation fees was an issue of law - appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 370 and 384 Legal Profession Regulations 2005 (NSW), rr 128 and 134 Cases Cited: Arnott v Glissan [2013] NSWCA 316 Attorney-General (NSW) v Kennedy Miller Television Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 729 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2008) 74 NSWLR 481 Bellevarde Constructions Pty Ltd v CPC Energy Pty Ltd (2011) 12 DCLR (NSW) 304 Bobb v Wombat Securities Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 757 Cassegrain v CTK Engineering Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 457 Freeman v McNally [2003] NSWSC 780 Frumar v Owners of Strata Plan 36957 (2006) 67 NSWLR 321 Gorczynski v AWM Dickinson & Son [2005] NSWSC 277 Lang v Kirkness (New South Wales Supreme Court, Harrison M, 22 October 1997) Lawrence v Shaw [2013] NSWDC 91 Levy v Bergseng (2008) 72 NSWLR 178 Madden v New South Wales Insurance Ministerial Corporation [1999] NSWSC 196 Nassour v Malouf [2011] NSWSC 356 Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond (1986) 9 ALN N85 Randall Pty Ltd v Willoughby City Council (2009) 9 DCLR(NSW) 31 Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Limited [2014] NSWCA 170 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont, Law of Costs, 3rd Ed. (LexisNexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: First Plaintiff: Scott Hunter Second Plaintiff: Helen Hunter First Defendant: Benjamin Hanson Second Defendant: Graham Wardell Representation: Plaintiffs: Mr A R R Vincent / Dr W A J Higgs First Defendant: Mr P English Second Defendant: Ms K Law (solicitor) Plaintiffs: PJG Solicitors First Defendant: Banki Haddock Fiora Second Defendant: Matthews Folbigg Pty Limited File Number(s): 2014/67094 Publication restriction: None