A solicitor who acts for himself or herself in litigation remains entitled to recover professional costs from the unsuccessful party in New South Wales, notwithstanding the High Court's critical dicta in Cachia v Hanes. The exception recognised in Guss v Veenhuizen [No 2] stands unless and until the High Court itself overrules it.
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