Stepanoski v Aslan (No 6) [2020] NSWSC 900

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stepanoski v Aslan (No 6) [2020] NSWSC 900 Hearing dates: 13, 24 February 2020; 7 May 2020 (Submissions) Date of orders: 16 July 2020 Decision date: 16 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Emmett AJA Decision: 1. Direct the entry of judgment for the Plaintiffs against the Defendant in the sum of $2,698,656.28 in lieu of the judgment entered on 11 December 2018 (Stepanoski v Aslan (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1916). 2. Order the Defendant to pay the Plaintiffs' costs of the proceedings, save for any costs attributable to the application by the Plaintiffs for leave to reopen. Catchwords: DAMAGES — Quantification of damages to which the plaintiffs or defendant would be entitled — Variation of earlier judgment — Reformulation of quantum after reopening of case granted to read and tender additional evidence on damages Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 79 Cases Cited: Gates v City Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited (1986) 160 CLR 1; [1986] HCA 3 Robinson v Harman (1848) 1 Exch 850; 154 ER 363 Stepanoski v Aslan [2018] NSWSC 1160 Stepanoski v Aslan (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1916 Stepanoski v Aslan (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 1445 Stepanoski v Aslan (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1859 Stepanoski v Aslan (No 5) [2020] NSWSC 139 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd v Bowen Investments Pty Ltd (2009) 236 CLR 272; [2009] HCA 8 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Tony Stepanoski (First Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant) Sonja Stepanoski (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross Defendant) Mohammad Jamal Aslan (also known as Jim Aslan) (Defendant/Cross Claimant) Representation: Counsel: P Folino-Gallo (Plaintiffs/Cross Defendants) D C Eardley (Defendant/Cross Claimant)