WKA Legal Pty Ltd v Gleeson [2018] NSWSC 318

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: WKA Legal Pty Ltd v Gleeson [2018] NSWSC 318 Hearing dates: 7 March 2018 Date of orders: 07 March 2018 Decision date: 14 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Kunc J Decision: Costs assessment restrained Catchwords: COSTS — Costs assessment — Procedure — Seriously contested questions of fact not suitable for determination on the papers as part of assessment — Assessment restrained to permit factual and legal issues to be resolved in Local Court proceedings — Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 322, 355, 357, 358, 359 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), s 69 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), s 35 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Cases Cited: 68 Bathurst Street Pty Ltd v NV Legal Pty Ltd t/as NV Lawyers [2009] NSWSC 1145 Branson v Tucker [2012] NSWCA 310 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Doyle v Hall Chadwick [2007] NSWCA 159 Ex parte Mineral Deposits Pty Ltd; Re Claye and Lynch (1957) 59 SR (NSW) 167 Patakas v Bevan [2016] NSWSC 161 R v Commonwealth Industrial Court; Ex parte Cocks (1968) 121 CLR 313 Ryan v Hansen t/as Hansens Solicitors (2000) 49 NSWLR 184; [2000] NSWSC 354 Wentworth v Rogers; Wentworth and Russo v Rogers (2006) 66 NSWLR 474; [2006] NSWCA 145 Category: Principal judgment Parties: WKA Legal Pty Ltd ACN 107 429 274 T/as WKA Legal (Plaintiff)