Ahern v Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd

• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Judicial review
  3. › Orders of inferior court
  4. › Jurisdictional error
  5. › Whether erroneous decision on question of law by inferior court constitutes jurisdictional error
  6. › Whether application of incorrect test for adequacy of reasons is jurisdictional error
  7. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69
• 1. Administrative Law
  2. › Judicial review
  3. › Error of law on the face of the record
  4. › Extent of the record
  5. › Whether record of appellate court includes reasons of inferior decision-maker
  6. › Whether documents incorporated by reference into reasons form part of record
  7. › Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69(3), (4)
• 1. Costs
  2. › Costs assessment
  3. › Adequacy of reasons
  4. › Review panel's obligation to give reasons for determination of hourly rates
  5. › Whether reasons identifying considerations taken into account and rates selected are adequate
  6. › Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 364, 367A, 380
• 1. Costs
  2. › Costs assessment
  3. › Costs of costs assessment
  4. › Whether professional costs of assessment process are 'costs of a costs assessment' within s 369
  5. › Whether review panel required to determine 'fair and reasonable amount'
  6. › Whether global approach to assessment of costs of assessment process permissible
  7. › Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 367A, 368, 369

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