Young v Hones [2014] NSWCA 337

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Young v Hones [2014] NSWCA 337 Hearing dates: 2 May 2014 Decision date: 01 October 2014 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Ward JA at [41]; Emmett JA at [305] 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: PROCEDURE - appeal - separate determination of question - whether the trial judge erred in determining separate questions of law prior to the close of pleadings, where the parties agreed to that course - whether trial judge erred in determining separate questions without reference to proposed statement of claim

PROCEDURE - pleadings - where statement of claim did not allege fraud and defence pleaded advocate's immunity - whether bad faith can be alleged in reply to advocate's or witness immunity

TORTS - negligence - advocate's and witness immunity - whether trial judge erred in articulating and applying tests for advocate's and witness immunity - whether the scope of advocate's immunity extends to acts or omissions in bad faith - whether the scope of advocate's and witness immunity extends to statutory causes of action

TORTS - negligence - witness immunity - where expert witness participated in expert conclave and gave evidence at costs hearing - whether trial judge erred in finding expert retained for the purpose of giving evidence Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1985 (Vic) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abriel v Rothman [2004] NSWCA 40 Alpine Holdings Pty Ltd v Feinauer [2008] WASCA 85 Attard v James Legal Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 311; (2010) 80 ACSR 585 Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1510 Banque Commerciale SA (En Liquidation) v Akhil Holdings Ltd [1990] HCA 11; (1990) 169 CLR 279 Boland v Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd [1999] HCA 64; (1999) 74 ALJR 209 Bott v Carter [2012] NSWCA 89 Cabassi v Vila [1940] HCA 41; (1940) 64 CLR 130 Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd v Parkes Development Pty Ltd [1974] 2 NSWLR 590 CBS Productions Pty Ltd v O'Neill (1985) 1 NSWLR 601 Chamberlains v Lai [2006] NZSC 70; (2007) 2 NZLR 7 Chamberlain v Ormsby t/as Ormsby Flower [2005] NSWCA 454 Coco v The Queen [1994] HCA 41; (1994) 179 CLR 427 Commonwealth of Australia v Griffiths [2007] NSWCA 370; (2007) 70 NSWLR 268 Coshott v Barry [2009] NSWCA 34 Darker v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [2001] 1 AC 435 Dawkins v Lord Rokeby (1873) LR 8 QB 255 Del Borrello v Friedman and Lurie (a firm) [2001] WASCA 348 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners [1949] HCA 1; (1949) 78 CLR 62 Donellan v Watson (1990) 21 NSWLR 335 Donnellan v Woodland [2012] NSWCA 433 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1 Evans v London Hospital Medical College (University of London) [1981] 1 WLR 184; [1981] 1 All ER 715 Fancourt v Mercantile Credits Ltd [1983] HCA 25; (1983) 154 CLR 87 Fell v Brown, Esq. (1791) Peake 131; 170 ER 104 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Giannarelli v Wraith [1988] HCA 52; (1988) 165 CLR 543 Goddard Elliott (a firm) v Fritsch [2012] VSC 87 Gray v Morris [2004] QCA 5; [2004] 2 Qd R 118 Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia v Hunt (1982) 44 ALR 365 Housing Commission of New South Wales v Tatmar Pastoral Co Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 378 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1215 Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd v Attwells [2014] NSWCA 335 Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13; [2011] 2 AC 398 Keefe v Marks (1989) 16 NSWLR 713 Kingston v Corker (1892) 29 LR Ir 364 Lacey v Attorney-General (Qld) [2011] HCA 10; (2011) 242 CLR 573 M (a Minor) v Newnham London Borough Council [1995] 2 AC 633 MacRae v Stevens [1996] Aust Torts Reports 81-405 Marrinan v Vibart & Anor [1963] 1 QB 528 New Zealand Defence Force v Berryman [2008] NZCA 392 Palmer v Durnford Ford (1992) QB 483 Parker v The Commonwealth [1965] HCA 12; (1965) 112 CLR 295 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Skinner [1772] Lofft 54; 98 ER 529 Rees v Sinclair [1974] 1 NZLR 180 Saif Ali v Sydney Mitchell & Co (A Firm) [1980] AC 198 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Stanton v Callaghan [2000] 1 QB 75 Stevens v Rowe (1880) 47 Am. Rep. 231 Swinfen v Lord Chelmsford (1860) 5 H&N 890; 157 ER 1436 Symonds v Vass [2009] NSWCA 139; (2009) 257 ALR 689 Watson v McEwan [1905] AC 480 Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 16; (2004) 216 CLR 515 X v Bedfordshire County Council [1995] 2 AC 633 Young v King [2004] NSWLEC 93 Young v King (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 236 Young v Hones (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1429 Young v Hones (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 338 Texts Cited: Justice Blair et al, Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Precedents of Pleadings, (17th ed 2012, Sweet & Maxwell) Sir Jack Jacob and Iain Goldrein, Pleadings: Principles and Practice (1990, Sweet & Maxwell) The Hon Peter Young and Hugh Selby, Rose's Pleadings Without Tears in Australia (1997, Federation Press) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Margo Young (Appellant)