Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd (ACN 114 524 724) trading as Bell Lawyers [2016] NSWDC 186

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd (ACN 114 524 724) trading as Bell Lawyers [2016] NSWDC 186 Hearing dates: 5 August 2016; further submissions to 17 August 2016 Date of orders: 25 August 2016 Decision date: 25 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Summons dismissed (2) Cost reserved, with liberty to apply Catchwords: COSTS – appeal under s 384 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) – Chorley exception – barrister retains solicitor and senior counsel to appear on her behalf – whether barrister litigant entitled to profit costs for work done by her in addition to work carried out on her behalf – held Chorley exception for solicitors acting for themselves should not be extended to barristers – notice of contention as to whether barrister litigant's costs were "costs payable" under the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – whether costs order in favour of barrister litigant made pursuant to s 75A Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) or s 98 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 98, 99 and Sch 1 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 55B Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), s 384 Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 75A and 76 Cases Cited: Ada Evans Pty Ltd v Santisi [2014] NSWSC 538 AJH Lawyers v Mathieson Nominees Pty Ltd [2015] VSC 37 Atlas v Kalyk [2001] NSWCA 10 Broadbent v Medical Board of Australia [2015] FCA 717 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403; [1994] HCA 14 Croker v Commissioner of Taxation (2002) 124 FCR 286; [2002] FCA 1432 Dobree v Hoffman [1996] WAR 36 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89 Farkas v Northcity Financial Services Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1036 Finn v McIntosh (District Court of NSW, Johnstone DCJ, 23 December 2010, unreported) Fong v Chan (1999) 46 OR (3d) 330, [1999] OJ No 4600 George v Fletcher (Trustee) (No 2) [2010] FCAFC 71 Guss v Veenhuizen (No 2) (1976) 136 CLR 47 Hartford Holdings Pty Ltd v CP (Adelaide) Pty Ltd [2004] SASC 161 Hawthorn Cuppaidge & Badgery v Channell (1992) 2 Qd R 488 Hunter v City of Joondalup [2016] WASC 444 Khan v Lord Chancellor [2003] 1 WLR 2385 Khera v Jones [2006] NSWCA 85 Kuny v Beamish [2003] MJ No 97, [2003] MBQB 47 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley, Crawford and Chester [1884] 13 QBD 872 Malkinson v Trim [2003] 1 WLR 463 Malouf v Malouf [2006] NSWCA 83 McGuirk v UNSW [2010] NSWCA 104 McIlwraith v Ilkin (Costs) [2007] NSWSC 1052 McIlwraith v Ilkin [2008] NSWCA 11 Metwally v University of Wollongong (1985) 60 ALR 68 Milillo v Konnecke [2009] NSWCA 109 Muldoon v Church of England Homes Burwood (2011) 80 NSWLR 282 Murphy v Arnoldus-Lewis [2009] NSWCA 142 Murphy v Legal Services Commissioner (No 2) [2013] QSC 253 Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd trading as Bell Lawyers [2013] NSWSC 111 Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd trading as Bell Lawyers (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 288 Pritchard Englefield (a firm) and Another v Steinberg (Supreme Court Costs Office, Master Rogers, 27 March 2003) R v Boswell, R v Halliwell [1987] 2 All ER 513 R v Stafford Stone and Eccleshall Magistrates' Court, ex parte Robinson [1988] 1 All E R 430 Radich v Kenway [2014] QDC 60 Rockcote Enterprises Pty Ltd v FS Architects Pty Ltd; Carelli v FS Architects Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 39 Santisi v New South Wales Bar Association [2006] NSWADT 4 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Soia v Bennett [2014] WASCA 27; (2014) 46 WAR 301 Von Reisner v Commonwealth (No 2) [2008] FCA 430 Waller v Freehills (2009) 258 CLR 67 Walsh v Bennetts (No 2) [2015] WASC 122 Wang v Farkas (2014) 85 NSWLR 390; [2014] NSWCA 29 Wang v Farkas (No 4) [2014] NSWCA 234 Wilkie v Brown [2016] NSWCA 128 Winn v Garland Hawthorn Brahe (Ruling No. 1) [2007] VSC 360 Worchild v Peterson [2008] QCA 26 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Janet Pentelow Defendant: Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd (ACN 114 524 724) trading as Bell Lawyers Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr L Robberds QC Defendant: Ms M Castle