Mendonca v Tonna (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 332

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mendonca v Tonna (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 332 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 16 December 2020 Decision date: 16 December 2020 Before: Bell P; Meagher JA; Payne JA. Decision: (1) Vary order 3 made on 26 August 2020 as follows: Appellant pay respondents' costs of the appeal to be assessed: (i) Up to and including 22 May 2020 on the ordinary basis; and (ii) From 23 May 2020 on an indemnity basis. (2) Dismiss Dr Mendonca's amended notice of motion filed 4 September 2020. (3) Dr Mendonca pay the respondents' costs of that amended notice of motion. (4) Dr Mendonca pay the respondents' costs of their notice of motion filed 3 September 2020. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application to reopen judgment dismissing appeal – where application relies in part on "further" evidence not led at trial or on appeal – no issue of principle COSTS – ordinary or indemnity – offer of compromise – result less favourable to offeree – whether rejection of offer unreasonable – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A(7), (8) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 36.15, 36.16, 42.14, 51.47. 51.48 Cases Cited: Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No 2) (1993) 176 CLR 300; [1993] HCA 6 Bobolas v Waverley Council [2014] NSWCA 131 Croghan v Blacktown City Council (2019) 100 NSWLR 757; [2019] NSWCA 248 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Majak v Rose (No 5) [2017] NSWCA 238 Mega-Top Cargo Pty Ltd v Moneytech Services Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 3 Mendonca v Tonna [2020] HCASL 240 Mendonca v Tonna [2020] NSWCA 196 Mendonca v Tonna [2020] NSWCA 224 Searle v Commonwealth (2019) 100 NSWLR 55; [2019] NSWCA 127 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Renuka Mendonca (applicant) Mark Tonna (first respondent) Lorraine Tonna (second respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant (self-represented) P Newton and J Gatland (respondents)