New Price Retail Services Pty Limited and Anor v David Hanna [2014] NSWSC 1051

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: New Price Retail Services Pty Limited and Anor v David Hanna [2014] NSWSC 1051 Hearing dates: 31 July 2014 Decision date: 04 August 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph [61] Catchwords: PROCEDURE - application to join former solicitor of defendant - where order for reference contained explicit provision for joint and several liability on the part of both parties - where no contractual or other basis for liability of solicitor - whether Birkai Pty Ltd v Permanent Custodians Limited correctly decided - whether tenable claim for joinder of solicitor as a necessary party Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Legal Profession Act 2004 Supreme Court Act 1970 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: ACD Tridon Inc v Tridon Australia Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 357 Birkai Pty Ltd v Permanent Custodians Limited (1994) 35 NSWLR 178 Carver v Legal Profession Disciplinary Tribunal [1991] NSWCA 47 Gurtner v Circuit [1968] 2 QB 587 New Price Retail Services Pty Limited and Anor v David Hanna [2014] NSWSC 553 News Ltd v Australian Rugby League (1996) 64 FCR 410 Pegang Mining Company Limited v Choong Sam and Others (1969) 2 PCC 593; [1969] 2 MLJ 52 Qantas Airways Limited v A F Little Pty Limited [1981] 2 NSWLR 34 Ross v Lane Cove Council [2014] NSWCA 50 Slim v Kabra [2005] NSWSC 1190 Texts Cited: Taylor et al., Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW (looseleaf service), LexisNexis, Australia Riley and Dal Pont, Riley Solicitors Manual (looseleaf service), LexisNexis, Australia Category: Principal judgment Parties: New Price Retail Services Pty Limited - first plaintiff Priceline Pty Limited - second plaintiff David Hanna - defendant