Young v Racing NSW (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 785

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Young v Racing NSW (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 785 Hearing dates: 13 August 2020 Date of orders: 3 September 2020 Decision date: 03 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: Orders (1) The plaintiff's application for me to recuse myself is refused. (2) The plaintiff's application pursuant to UCPR r 36.15 to set aside judgement handed down on 14 November 2019 dismissing these proceedings (Young v Racing NSW [2019] NSWDC 662) is dismissed with costs. (3) The plaintiff's application for leave to cross-examine the defendants' deponents is refused. (4) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs of these proceedings as follows: (a) Pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), the plaintiff is to pay the first and second defendants' costs in the sum of $57,808.69. (b) Pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), the plaintiff is to pay the third defendant's costs in the sum of $39,563.79. (5) Exhibits retained until further order. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – defendants bring application for gross sum costs order pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) after proceedings summarily dismissed – plaintiff brings application under UCPR r 36.15 to set judgment aside – application to set aside refused – gross sum costs orders made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56-62, 98(4)(c) District Court Practice Note 6 Defamation List Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) (repealed), s 322 Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 (NSW), ss 169, 173, 174, 178, 180, 185 Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW), s 32 Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 36.15, r 36.16, 42.1, 42.20 Cases Cited: Amos v Monsour P/L & Ors [2009] QCA 65 Beck v LW Furniture Consolidated (Aust) Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 76 Brambles Holdings Ltd v Trade Practices Commission (No 3) (1981) 58 FLR 452 Cameron v Cole (1944) 68 CLR 571 at 591 Cassegrain v Commonwealth Development Bank of Australia Ltd [2003] NSWCA 260 Coles v Burke (1987) 10 NSWLR 429 at 437 Coren v Master Builders Association of New South Wales Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 244 DEF v Trappett [2016] NSWSC 1387 Duraisamy v Sydney Trains [2019] NSWCA 269 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 Empirnall Holdings Pty Ltd v Machon Paull Partners Pty Ltd (1988) 14 NSWLR 523 Florida Kitchens Pty Ltd v Number One Cutting (T/S Number One Marble and Granite) (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 216 Gorczynski v AWM Dickinson & Son [2005] NSWSC 277 Houston -v- Barniville & ors; Houston -v- Geoghegan & ors; Houston -v- The General Council of The Bar of Ireland; Houston -v- The General Council of The Bar of Ireland; Houston -v- O'Neill [2019] IEHC 601 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488 Kendell v Carnegie [2006] NSWCA 302; (2006) 68 NSWLR 193 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd & 2 ors [2005] NSWCA 153, 63 NSWLR 300 Mariusz Zmudzinski v Cheapa Campa Pty Ltd and Camper Travel Pty Ltd [2011] SWSC 997 Marlinspike Debt Acquisitions Pty Ltd v The Undone Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 72 Merringtons Pty Ltd v Luxxotica Retail Pty Ltd [2006] VSC 25 Michail v Mount Druitt and Area Community Legal Centre Inc [2015] NSWCA 396 Milillo v Konnecke [2009] NSWCA 109 O'Neill v Wilson [2011] QSC 220 Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd (no 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Spencer v Bamber [2012] NSWCA 274 Taylor v Taylor (1979) 143 CLR 1 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 Varga v Scigliano [1995] NSWCA 482 Ventouris Enterprises Pty Ltd v Dib Group Pty Ltd & Anor (No. 4) [2011] NSWSC 720 Weber v Aquaqueen International Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1181 Woodroffe v National Crime Authority [1999] FCA 1689; (1999) 107 A Crim R 384 Young v Racing NSW [2019] NSWDC 662 Young v Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New South Wales t/as RSPCA [2020] NSWSC 1001 Young v RSPCA (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 754 Texts Cited: - Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Gary Young First Defendant: Racing NSW (ABN 862 816 044 17) Second Defendant: Casino Racing Club Ltd Third Defendant: Richmond Valley Council Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: In person First and Second Defendant: Mr A T S Dawson SC / Mr T M Rogan Third Defendant: Mr M A Karam