Huang v The Owners – Strata Plan No 7632 (No 2) [2021] NSWCATAP 67

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Huang v The Owners – Strata Plan No 7632 (No 2) [2021] NSWCATAP 67 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 19 March 2021 Decision date: 19 March 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: The Hon F Marks, Principal Member K Ransome, Senior Member Decision: We order that the appellants pay the costs of the respondent of these appeals in an amount assessed on the basis set out in the legal costs legislation (as defined in section 3A of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014) in default of agreement. Catchwords: COSTS – appeals – held appeal proceedings were without merit and endeavoured to re-agitate and relitigate matters previously decided adversely to the appellants – held constituted "special circumstances" justifying the making of a costs order. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act s60 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014) s3A Cases Cited: Huang v The Owners Strata Plan No 7632 [2020] NSWCATAP 278 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Costs Parties: Yu Huang (First Appellant) Cui'e Zhao (Second Appellant) The Owners – Strata Plan No 7632 (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Appellants (Self Represented) Grace Lawyers Pty Ltd (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00370936 (AP 20/31659); 2020/00371032 (AP 20/38595) Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 25 June 2020 and 19 August 2020 Before: G Blake AM SC Senior Member File Number(s): SC 19/56987