Inglis v English Language Company Australia Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1058

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Inglis v English Language Company Australia Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1058 Hearing dates: 10 October 2019 Decision date: 14 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Ierace J Decision: The defendant's notice of motion is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: COSTS – security for costs – relevant factors – where plaintiff resides overseas – where plaintiff is impecunious – where defendant's business is targeted towards international students – where costs of proceedings would be considerable – whether proceedings would be stifled – whether enforcement of a costs order would be difficult – whether the plaintiff has reasonable prospects of success Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Foreign Judgments Regulations 1992 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 3) (2016) 337 ALR 647; [2016] FCA 196 Bell Wholesale Co Pty Ltd v Gates Export Corp (No 2) (1984) 2 FCR 1; [1984] 2 FCR 1 Cowell v Taylor (1885) 31 Ch D 34 De Groot (an infant by his tutor Van Oosten) v Nominal Defendant [2004] NSWCA 88 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2001] NSWSC 744 Insight Vacations Pty Ltd v Young (2011) 243 CLR 149; [2011] HCA 16 Jazabas Pty Ltd v Haddad (2007) 65 ACSR 276; [2007] NSWCA 291 Jeffery and Katauskas v SST Consulting (2009) 239 CLR 75; [2009] HCA 43 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 189; [1995] FCA 76 Merribee Pastoral Industries Pty Ltd v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group (1998) 193 CLR 502; [1998] HCA 41 Morris v Hanley [2000] NSWSC 957 O'Keefe v Seafresh Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Westmore Seafoods [2009] NSWSC 1090 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Scenic Tours Pty Ltd v Moore [2018] NSWCA 238 The Owners - Strata Plan 87265 v Saaib [2019] NSWSC 289 Pun v Poon [2019] NSWSC 918 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Stephanie Samantha Inglis (Plaintiff/Respondent) English Language Company Australia Pty Ltd (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: R Royle (Plaintiff/Respondent) W M Fitzsimmons SC (Defendant/Applicant)