Hunter v Hanson [2014] NSWDC 77

The appeal failed because the grounds for appeal regarding adequacy of reasons were not raised before the Review Panel, plaintiffs conflated the Review Panel and Costs Assessor decisions, and no error of law was demonstrated in the Review Panel's reasoning; the Review Panel properly followed the statutory and case law requirements for reasons, and the plaintiffs had not discharged the onus to show any material error justifying intervention.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 04 June 2014
Procedural Posture: Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Review Panel
Outcome: Summons dismissed
Legal Topics: ['appeal Under S 384 Legal Profession Act 2004 (nsw)' 'adequacy of Reasons' 'assessment of Legal Costs' 'preparation Fees for Counsel' 'apvo Proceedings']

['costs'] ['appeal Under S 384 Legal Profession Act 2004 (nsw)' 'adequacy of Reasons' 'assessment of Legal Costs' 'preparation Fees for Counsel' 'apvo Proceedings']

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Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From Review Panel

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether the Review Panel failed to provide reasons or adequate reasons as required by statute or common law' 'Whether the grounds of appeal related to issues raised with the Review Panel' "Whether the method of assessing counsel's preparation fees was an issue of law"]

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Summons dismissed

Orders

['Summons dismissed' 'Costs reserved' 'Liberty to apply in relation to costs' 'Exhibits retained until further order']