Atanaskovic v Birketu Pty Ltd (ACN 003 831 392) [2021] NSWCA 11

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Atanaskovic v Birketu Pty Ltd (ACN 003 831 392) [2021] NSWCA 11 Hearing dates: 15 February 2021 Date of orders: 15 February 2021 Decision date: 17 February 2021 Before: Gleeson JA Decision: (1) Notice of motion filed 5 February 2021 is dismissed. (2) Appellants to pay the respondents' costs of the motion. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — hearings — adjournment – application to vacate hearing of an appeal listed for three days – where appellants' Senior Counsel travelled to United Kingdom in November 2020 and unlikely to return to Australia given the Covid-19 pandemic – assessment of the interests of justice where competing claims of prejudice – application refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56(1), 57, 58, 66 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: John Ljubomir Atanaskovic and Others t/as Atanaskovic Hartnell v Birketu Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1006 John Ljubomir Atanaskovic and Others t/as Atanaskovic Hartnell v Birketu Pty Ltd – Supervisory Jurisdiction [2020] NSWSC 573 Kenoss Pty Ltd v Palerang Council [2013] NSWCA 174 Sali v SPC Ltd [1993] HCA 47; (1993) 67 ALJR 841 State Pollution Control Commission v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd (1992) 29 NSWLR 487 Sydney City Council v Ke-Su Investments Pty Ltd (1985) 1 NSWLR 246 Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Ljubomir Atanaskovic, and the other persons named in Schedule A, trading as Atanaskovic Hartnell (Appellants) Birketu Pty Ltd (ACN 003 831 392) (First respondent) WIN Corporation Pty Ltd (ACN 000 737 404) (Second respondent) Representation: Counsel: J Hutton (Appellants A Vincent (Respondents)