B1 v B2 (No.7) [2021] NSWDC 420

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: B1 v B2 (No.7) [2021] NSWDC 420 Hearing dates: 19 August 2021 Date of orders: 19 August 2021 Decision date: 19 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: Order: (1) Grant leave to the plaintiff to discontinue these proceedings subject to the costs orders set out in order 2. (2) Vacate all costs orders made in these proceedings and in their place order the plaintiff to pay 80% of the defendant's costs in these proceedings on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – plaintiff commences proceedings for defamation against his former wife for claiming he sexually assaulted their two children – plaintiff convicted and imprisoned for sexually assaulting their two children – plaintiff seeks leave to discontinue the defamation proceedings – plaintiff ordered to pay costs of the proceedings ordered on an indemnity basis Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ss 61, 61M(2) and 61O(1) Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) ss 40 and 42 Felons (Civil Proceedings) Act 1981 (NSW) s 6(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 ("UCPR") Part 12 Cases Cited: AMI Australia Holdings Pty Ltd & anor v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd & ors (Costs) [2010] NSWSC 1519 B1 v B2 [2017] NSWDC 252 B1 v B2 (No 6) 2020 NSWDC 779 B1 v B2 (No. 2) (District Court of New South Wales, Gibson DCJ, 12 February 2018) B1 v B2 (No. 3) [2018] NSWDC 108 B1 v B2 (No. 4) [2018] NSWDC 497 Calderbank v Calderbank (1975) 3 All ER 333 Dye v Commonwealth Securities Limited [2012] FCA 242 Farrow v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 246 Haddad v Nationwide News Pty Limited (No 7) [2015] NSWSC 1814 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Lesses v Maras (No 3) [2017] SASCFC 154 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Packer v Meagher [1984] 3 NSWLR 486 Zoef v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 2 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: B1 Defendant: B2 Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr M Lewis Defendant: Mr B Loukas