Martinez v Al Maha Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 932

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Martinez v Al Maha Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 932 Hearing dates: 9 March 2021 Date of orders: 29 July 2021 Decision date: 29 July 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Administrative Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: THE COURT ORDERS THAT: (1) The plaintiff's amended summons filed 9 March 2021 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS — Costs assessment — Application for assessment — Timing — The 'piggyback' concept — Dismissed Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) No 16a of 2014 Div 7, ss 3, 7, 193, 198, 169 Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 (Vic) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), ss 333, 334 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), s 4 Cases Cited: Al Maha Pty Limited v Coplin [2018] NSWSC 1623 Al Maha Pty Ltd v Coplin [2017] NSWCA 318 Challen (t/a Hawthorn Cuppaidge & Badgery) v Golder Associates Pty Ltd [2012] QCA 307 Collection Point Pty Ltd v Cornwalls Lawyers Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 492 Coplin v Al Maha Pty Limited [2016] NSWSC 1745 Coplin v Al Maha Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 159 Dart Mining NL v Foster Nicholson Jones [2016] VSC 836 Dromana Estate Ltd v Wilmoth Field Warne (a firm) [2010] VSC 308 Mackie & Staff Pty Ltd v Khor & Burr [2013] VSC 696 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; 153 ALR 490 Retemu Pty Ltd v Ryan NSWDC 4300/08 and 4300/08, 16 April 2010 (unreported) Turner v Mitchells Solicitors [2011] QDC 61 Viscariello v Oakley Thompson & Co Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 351 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Juan Jose Martinez as trustee for the Martinez HWL Practice Trust and Other t/as HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Plaintiff) Al Maha Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Bartos (Plaintiff) M Castle (Defendant)