WHITE v FORSTER [2015] NSWCA 245

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: WHITE v FORSTER [2015] NSWCA 245 Hearing dates: 4 June 2015 Date of orders: 25 August 2015 Decision date: 25 August 2015 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; McColl JA at [57]; Emmett JA at [58] Decision: Leave to appeal refused with costs Catchwords: CIVIL LAW – professional negligence – whether respondents protected from suit by advocate's immunity

CIVIL LAW – professional negligence – whether proceedings statute-barred under s 14 of the Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; 112 CLR 125 Giannarelli v Wraith [1988] HCA 52; 165 CLR 543 Saif Ali v Sydney Mitchell & Co (1980) AC 198 Thompson v White & Anor; ACDC v Thompson [2005] NSWSC 1257 Thompson v White [2008] NSWSC 1 Thompson v White [2008] NSWSC 157 United Australia Ltd v Barclays Bank Ltd (1941) AC 1 Wardley Australia Ltd v The State of Western Australia [1992] HCA 55; 175 CLR 514 White & Anor v Thompson & Ors [2009] NSWSC 1103 White & Libut v Thompson & Ors [2011] NSWCA 161 White v Forster [2014] NSWSC 1767 Zavodnyik v Alex Constructions Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 438; 67 NSWLR 457 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Julian John White (First Applicant) Romeo Medina Libut (Second Applicant) Reginald John Forster (First Respondent) Gregory Peter George (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Ash (First and Second Applicant) C Withers (First Respondent) DT Miller SC / MR Elliot (Second Respondent)