NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Hanna v Uther Webster & Evans [2018] NSWSC 465 Hearing dates: 09 May 2017 Date of orders: 17 April 2018 Decision date: 17 April 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed;
(2) The plaintiff shall pay the defendant's costs of and incidental to these proceedings. Catchwords: COSTS – Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), s 350 – Assessment – Application for extension of time by father of juvenile client – question whether obligation to pay for services – no suggestion that fees unfair or unreasonable – no satisfactory explanation for delay for period ranging from 15 months to 3½ years – time extension refused. Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Harvey v Goodman Law Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 340 Mackowiak v Hagipantelis; Bickhoff v Hagipantelis [2015] NSWSC 1087 White Industries (QLD) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (1998) 156 ALR 169; [1998] FCA 806 White Industries (QLD) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (1999) 87 FCR 134; [1999] FCA 773 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Samir Hanna (Plaintiff) Uther Webster & Evans (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: W Cottee (Plaintiff) S Baron Levi (Defendant)
Solicitors: Stevens Cottee Lawyers (Plaintiff) Uther Webster & Evans (Defendant) File Number(s): 2016/66777
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