Kendirjian v Lepore [2015] NSWCA 132

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kendirjian v Lepore [2015] NSWCA 132 Hearing dates: 24 March 2015 Decision date: 21 May 2015 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [45]; Bergin CJ in Eq at [54]; Decision: Leave to appeal granted. Direct the applicant to file and serve his Notice of Appeal within seven days of the date of this judgment. Dismiss the appeal. Order the applicant to pay the respondents' costs of the application for leave to appeal and the appeal. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE – professional negligence – lawyers – duties and liabilities – advocate's immunity – settlement of proceedings – whether alleged failure to advise in relation to settlement offer was a decision affecting the conduct of the case in Court – test in D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12 applied – leave granted – appeal dismissed Cases Cited: Alpine Holdings Pty Ltd v Feinauer [2008] WASCA 85 Attard v James Legal Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 311 Bott v Carter [2012] NSWCA 89 Chamberlain v Ormsby [2005] NSWCA 454 Dansar Pty Ltd v Pagotto [2008] NSWSC 112 Donnellan v Woodland [2012] NSWCA 433 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 Ex parte Bucknell [1936] HCA 67; 56 CLR 221 Gett v Tabet [2009] NSWCA 76 Giannarelli v Wraith [1988] HCA 52; 165 CLR 543 Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd v Attwells [2014] NSWCA 335 Rees v Sinclair [1974] 1 NZLR 180 Young v Hones [2014] NSWCA 337 Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Kendirjian (Applicant) Eugene Lepore (First Respondent) Jim Conomos (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B W Walker SC/D Aquilina (Applicant) B McManus (First Respondent) J Agius SC/A Hawkins (Second Respondent)