14 Feb 2006
SIMMONS & SIMMONS SOLICITORS (a firm) v. THOMAS JOSEPH DILLON, JR.
- Citation
- SIMMONS & SIMMONS SOLICITORS (a firm) v. THOMAS JOSEPH DILLON, JR.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2784/2003
The retainer's US$20,000 was an estimate, not a cap, based on the express wording of the retainer letter and the parties' conduct; there was insufficient evidence of duplicative or excessive charging; the defendant's taxation application was out of time for s67(1) and in any event the court refused to exercise its s67(2) discretion because the application was not bona fide and was being used to delay payment; accordingly plaintiff entitled to judgment for outstanding fees plus interest and costs.