Andy Vuong Duc Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1089

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Andy Vuong Duc Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1089 Hearing dates: 26 June 2020 Decision date: 19 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See [72]-[73] Catchwords: COSTS – Lump sum or gross costs orders – Whether lump sum costs orders should be made – Appropriate discount to lump sum or gross costs order CIVIL PROCEDURE — Stay of proceedings — Where proceedings stayed due to security for costs not being provided on time — Where security for costs paid late — Whether stay should be lifted — Whether cross claim barred by res judicata, Anshun estoppel or abuse of process Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Barclays Australia (Finance) v Mike Gaffikin Marine (1996) 21 ACSR 235 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) (2006) 226 CLR 256 Berry Rural Co Operative Society Ltd v Sepak Industries Pty Ltd (No 4) [2018] NSWSC 1902 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Boles v Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 666 Carl-Zeiss (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502 Champerslife Pty Ltd v Manojlovski (2010) 75 NSWLR 245 Clearly v Jeans (2006) 65 NSWLR 355 Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick and Son Developments Pty ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 158 Edward Ted Lakis and Anor v Michael Victor Lardis and Anor (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1296 Effem Foods Pty Ltd v Trawlindustries (1993) 43 FCR 510 Fisher-Pollard by her tutor Fisher-Pollard v Fisher-Pollard [2018] NSWSC 807 Five D Pty Ltd v Impact Building Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 993 Habib v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 231 Hamod v The State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Hancock v Rinehart (Lump sum costs) [2015] NSWSC 1640 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Henderson v Henderson (1843) 3 Hare at 115 Hutchinson v Nominal Defendant (1972) 1 NSWLR 443 Jackson v Goldsmith (1950) 81 CLR 446 Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd v Muriniti and Newell [2018] NSWSC 558 Macquarie Bank Ltd v National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd (1996) 40 NSWLR 543 McKeith v Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC [2016] NSWCA 260 Osborne v Smith (1960) 105 CLR 153 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd & Ors (No 8) [2018] NSWSC 1492 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd & Ors (No. 10) [2018] NSWSC 1805 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1857 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others [2017] NSWSC 446 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 11) [2019] NSWSC 115 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 13) [2019] NSWSC 522 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 22 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 3) [2018] NSWSC 381 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 5) [2018] NSWSC 567 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 7) [2018] NSWSC 1063 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 9) [2018] NSWSC 1657 Pham v Mazen Zraika; Pham v Sebie (No. 4) [2018] NSWSC 566 Pham v Sebie [2015] NSWSC 745 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Ramsay v Pigram (1968) 118 CLR 271 Ridgeway v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 19 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 Ross v Padget [2016] NSWSC 1851 Sebie v Pham [2018] NSWCA 333 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Bairstow [2004] Ch 1 Tasker v Small (1837) 3 Mylne and Craig Reports 63; 40 ER 848 Telesto Investments Limited v UBS AG [2013] NSWSC 503 Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing (2015) 256 CLR 507 UBS AG v Tyne (2018) 265 CLR 77 Wong v Van Vlymen [2020] NSWSC 841 Zavodnyik v Alex Constructions Pty Ltd (2005) 67 NSWLR 457 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andy Vuong Duc Pham (first plaintiff) Thi Huong Giang Pham (second plaintiff) Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd (first defendant) Nadine Musabwasoni (second defendant) Robert Sebie (third defendant) ENA Development Pty Ltd (cross claimant) Representation: Counsel: B Zipser (plaintiffs) A Duc (second defendant) R Sebie (in person) G Stapleton (cross claimant) File Number(s): 2015/325044