Victorian Legal Services Board v Delahunty (No 4)

[2019] VCC 1381

County Court of Victoria

Built by Barristers,
For Australian Law.

1. Issue Estoppel
2. › whether issue estoppel applied to Supreme Court’s findings regarding trust account deficiencies
3. › whether Supreme Court and County Court proceedings involved same question
4. › whether Supreme Court decision was final
5. › whether same parties in both proceedings
1. Trusts
2. › deficiencies in trust account
3. › misappropriation of trust funds
4. › breach of trust in absence of informed consent given by client
1. Power of Attorney
2. › right to remuneration as attorney where no agreement between attorney and client for remuneration
3. › right to remuneration in face of attorney misconduct
1. Legal Practitioners
2. › whether plaintiff needed to plead and prove dishonesty
3. › whether court should allow value of services provided as attorney where defendant found to have charged fees as a solicitor