Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 150

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 150 Hearing dates: 10 August 2017 Decision date: 13 July 2018 Before: Beazley ACJ at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [121]; Meagher JA at [122] Decision: (1) Summons for judicial review allowed in part;

(2) Set aside the orders of the District Court made on 25 August 2016;

(3) Remit the matter to the District Court to determine in accordance with law;

(4) The respondent to pay the applicant's costs of the summons for judicial review;

(5) Note that the intent of order 3 is that the District Court remit the matter to the Review Panel to deal with in accordance with law, whether that be to undertake the assessment of the costs to which the applicant is entitled, or to further remit the matter to a costs assessor to undertake the assessment. Catchwords: COSTS – whether Chorley exception applies to barristers – whether applicant, a barrister litigant who retained solicitors and senior counsel in proceedings, was self-represented – whether Chorley exception applied to applicant in circumstances where applicant retained legal representatives but also undertook legal work herself Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Reform Act 1993 (NSW) Legal Profession Regulation 2005 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015 (NSW) New South Wales Bar Association Barristers' Conduct Rules (8 August 2011) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: A & D Douglas Pty Ltd v Lawyers Private Mortgages Pty Ltd [2006] FCA 690 Ada Evans Chambers Pty Ltd v Santisi [2014] NSWSC 538 Amalgamated Wireless (A/sia) Ltd v Philpott (1961) 110 CLR 617 Atlas Corp Pty Ltd v Kalyk [2001] NSWCA 10 Bechara v Bates [2016] NSWCA 294 Branson v Tucker [2012] NSWCA 310 Burford v Allan [1998] SASC 6693 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403; [1994] HCA 14 Coshott v Spencer [2017] NSWCA 118 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Dobree v Hoffman (1996) 18 WAR 36 Dyktynski v BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd (2004) 60 NSWLR 203; [2004] NSWCA 154 Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Farkas v Northcity Financial Services Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1036 Garcia v National Australia Bank Ltd (1998) 194 CLR 395; [1998] HCA 48 Garnett v Bradley (1878) 3 App Cas 944 Geelong Harbour Trust Commissioners v Gibbs Bright & Co (1974) 129 CLR 576 Guss v Veenhuizen (No 2) (1976) 136 CLR 47; [1976] HCA 57 Hartford Holdings Pty Ltd v CP (Adelaide) Pty Ltd (2004) 234 LSJS 66; [2004] SASC 161 Hawthorn Cuppaidge & Badgery v Channell (1992) 2 Qd R 488 Kelly v The Queen (2004) 218 CLR 216; [2004] HCA 12 Khan v Lord Chancellor [2003] 2 All ER 367 Khera v Jones [2006] NSWCA 85 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley (1884) 12 QBD 452 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley (1884) 13 QBD 872 Malkinson v Trim [2003] 2 All ER 356 Marshall v Director-General, Department of Transport (2001) 205 CLR 603 Martin v Armstrong (1916) 33 WN (NSW) 50 Maurici v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2003) 212 CLR 111; [2003] HCA 8 McIlraith v Ilkin [2007] NSWSC 1052 Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council (2012) 193 LGERA 276; [2012] NSWCA 359 Minister for Resources v Dover Fisheries (1993) 43 FCR 565 Murphy v Legal Services Commissioner (No 2) [2013] QSC 253 Nelson v Nelson (1995) 184 CLR 538 NSW Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2007) 157 LGERA 18; [2007] NSWCA 281 Ogier v Norton (1904) 29 VLR 536 Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 288 Pentelow v Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 111 R v Boswell [1987] 2 All ER 513 R (Bar Standards Board) v Disciplinary Tribunal of the Council of the Inns of Court [2016] 1 WLR 4506 Soia v Bennett (2014) 46 WAR 301; [2014] WASCA 27 Soia v Bennett [2014] HCASL 248 Walker Corporation Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (2008) 233 CLR 258 Wang v Farkas (2014) 85 NSWLR 390; [2014] NSWCA 29 Wilkie v Brown [2016] NSWCA 128 Winn v Garland Hawthorn Brahe [2007] VSC 360 Wright v Trenchard (1895) 1 ALR 22 Texts Cited: Sir Edward Coke, Institutes of the Lawes of England, (1st ed, 1642) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Janet Pentelow (Applicant) Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: In person (Applicant) M Castle (Respondent)