Lowe v Tu [2021] NSWDC 396

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lowe v Tu [2021] NSWDC 396 Hearing dates: 5 August 2021 Written Submissions 11 August 2021 Date of orders: 13 August 2021 Decision date: 13 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Coleman SC DCJ Decision: (1) Appeal allowed. (2) I make Orders 2, 3, 4 and 6 in the summons filed 26 March 2021. (3) Each party to file with my Associate submissions as to costs no longer than three pages in length within seven days of the date of these orders. The question of costs will be dealt with on the papers, absent a party requiring an oral hearing. Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW – Whether Costs Assessor and Costs Review Panel erred in issuing single Certificate of Determination of Costs for two separate costs orders – Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 170 – Error Confirmed – Remitted Back to the Review Panel COSTS – Costs Assessment under the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) – appeal from Determination of Review Panel to District Court pursuant to s 384 Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (LPA) s 384 Cases Cited: eInduct Systems Pty Ltd v 3D Safety Services Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 284 Bellevarde Constructions Pty Ltd v CPC Energy Pty Ltd (2011) 12 DCLR (NSW) 304; [2011] NSWDC 55 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 at [29]-[30] MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection & Anor [2021] HCA 17 Sze Tu v Lowe [2014] NSWCA 462; 89 NSWLR 317 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Voicu v The Owners Strata Plan No 1624 [2020] NSWCA 52 Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 170 Wende V Horwath (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 416; (2015) 91 NSWLR 588 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr Geoffrey Lowe (First Appellant) Mrs Mary Lowe (Second Appellant) Mrs Shiu Sing Sze Tu (First Respondent) Mr Shiu Sze Tu (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: