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Preston v Nikolaidis [2017] NSWSC 1527 — Retainer & Solicitor/client — Barrister AI

Preston v Nikolaidis

[2017] NSWSC 1527

Supreme Court of NSW

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Catchwords

1. Limitation of Actions
2. › retainer
3. › claim for payment of legal fees
4. › whether claim extinguished under Limitation Act 1969, s 63 - whether proceedings for recovery of fees brought by solicitor
5. › whether client pleaded the limitation issue
6. › whether client estopped from relying on limitation issue.
1. Costs
2. › solicitor/client
3. › recovery
4. › bill of costs
5. › whether solicitor provided bill of costs
6. › whether bill of costs sent for assessment
7. › whether assessment is an “action” for the purposes of the Limitation Act.

Case Details

Citation[2017] NSWSC 1527

CourtNSWSC

JurisdictionNew South Wales

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2012Branson v TuckerNSWCA 310
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2012Maxwell-Smith v Hall & AnorNSWCA 205
2011Hamod v State of New South Wales and AnorNSWCA 375
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