Lee (a pseudonym) v Dhupar (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 757

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lee (a pseudonym) v Dhupar (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 757 Hearing dates: 10 December 2020 Date of orders: 17 December 2020 Decision date: 17 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: See paragraph [69] for orders Catchwords: COSTS – application by plaintiff for indemnity costs following judgment; PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – refusal of defendant's application for a stay Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 16 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 58(2), s 98, Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (1999) Qld, r 761(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 20.26, r 42.1, r 42.2, r 42.14, r 51.9, r 51.16, r 51.18 Cases Cited: Alexander v Cambridge Corporation Ltd [1985] NSWLR 685 Cook's Constructions Pty Ltd v Stork Food Systems Australia Pty Ltd [2008] QCA 322; [2008] 2 QdR 453 Gray v Richards (No 2) [2014] HCA 47 Jajieh v Woolworths Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWDC 253 Lee (a pseudonym) v Dhupar [2020] NSWDC 717 Northern Territory v Sangare [2019] HCA 25 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 SMA v John XXIII College (No 3) [2020] ATSC 236 Strong v Woolworths Limited [2012] HCA 5 TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd v Antoniadis (No 2) [1999] NSWCA 104 Woodlawn Capital Pty Limited v Motor Vehicles Insurance Limited [2015] NSWCA 227 Woolworths Limited v Strong (No 2) (2011) 80 NSWLR 445, [2011] NSWCA 72 Wright v Apthorpe [2020] NSWCA 300 Texts Cited: MJ Beazley et al, Appeal and Appellate Courts in Australia and New Zealand, 2014 Lexis Nexis Category: Costs Parties: Jodie Lee (a pseudonym) (Plaintiff) Nita Dhupar (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr H Chiu(Plaintiff) Ms E Elbourne (Defendant)