Lukic v de Luca-Leonard (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 1074

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lukic v de Luca-Leonard (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 1074 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 27 September 2017 Decision date: 27 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: (1) Order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of and incidental to the proceedings, including those costs related to determination of the special costs dispute. (2) Order that the costs payable in accordance with order (1) be paid on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: COSTS – successful plaintiff – costs follow the event – solicitor and client dispute – no reasonable basis for solicitor to defend claim by a former client for provision of itemised bill of costs – indemnity costs – defendant's resistance to the relief claimed ill-founded Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Beoco Ltd v Alfa Laval Co Ltd [1995] QB 137 Bolger v McDermott (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1330 Capogreco v Rogerson [2016] NSWCA 61 Chaina v Alvaro Homes Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 353 Cirillo v Consolidated Press Property Ltd (formerly known as Citicorp Australia Limited) (No 2) [2007] FCA 179 Dias Aluminium Products Pty Ltd v Ullrich Aluminium Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] FCA 1400 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd [1988] FCA 202; 81 ALR 397 GAIN Capital UK Limited v Citigroup Inc (No 2) [2016] FCA 243 Hally v Dennis (1955) 95 CLR 661; [1955] HCA 41 Hansell v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2016] NSWCA 311 Knight v Clifton [1971] Ch 700 Lukic v de Luca-Leonard [2017] NSWSC 814 Lukic v de Luca-Leonard (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 841 McKeith v Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC; Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC v James (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 260 Peters v Peters (1907) 7 SR (NSW) 398 Qualify Me Pty Ltd v Get Qualified Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 309 Qualify Me Pty Ltd v Get Qualified Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2016] FCA 460 Re Wilcox; Ex parte Venture Industries (No 2) [1996] FCA 1942; (1996) 72 FCR 151 RDCW Diamond (Pty) Limited v Da Gloria [2007] NSWSC 1325 Ruddock v Vadarlis (No 2) (2001) 115 FCR 229 Category: Costs Parties: Miroslavka Lukic (Plaintiff) Moya Regina de Luca-Leonard (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: H W M Stitt (Plaintiff) J O'Sullivan (Defendant)