B1 v B2 (No 6) [2020] NSWDC 779

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: B1 v B2 (No 6) [2020] NSWDC 779 Hearing dates: 4 December 2020 Date of orders: 16 December 2020 Decision date: 18 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: See [69] Catchwords: TORT – Application to discharge freezing order – application for indemnity costs payable forthwith in a gross sum costs order – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) s 42 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 140 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules rr 42.1, 42.5, 42.7 Cases Cited: B1 v B2 [2017] NSWDC 252 B1 v B2 (No. 2) (District Court of New South Wales, 21 February 2018) B1 v B2 (No. 3) [2018] NSWDC 108 B1 v B2 (No. 4) [2018] NSWDC 497 B1 v B2 (No. 5) [2019] NSWDC 240 Fiduciary Pty Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd 2002) 55 NSWLR 1 Hancock v Rinehart [2015] NSWSC 1640 McLaughlin v Browne (No 9) [2019] NSWSC 10 Petar v The Macedonian Orthodox Community Church St Petka Pty Ltd 2007] NSWCA 142 Riva NSW Pty Ltd v Mark A Fraser and Christopher P Clancy trading as Fraser Clancy Lawyers (No 4) [2018] NSWCA 327. SAB Closed 1 Pty Ltd v Bees and Honey Pty Ltd 2015] NSWSC 1162 Samimi v Seyedabadi; Seyedabadi v Samimi [2013] NSWCA 279 Wentworth v Wentworth (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 21 February 1996) Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Plaintiff: B1 Defendant: B2 Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr M Lewis Defendant: Mr B Loukas