De Rucci International Pty Ltd v Zhu and others (Costs) [2021] NSWSC 1119

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: De Rucci International Pty Ltd v Zhu and others (Costs) [2021] NSWSC 1119 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 3 September 2021 Decision date: 03 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Wilson J Decision: (1) Order 2 of 15 June 2021 is vacated; (2) In lieu, the defendants are to pay the plaintiff a gross sum of $13,000 as costs of the proceedings with respect to the Amended Notice of Motion filed on 26 May 2021. Catchwords: COSTS — application for stay of enforcement order following judgment against defendant – earlier stay application dismissed – fresh application also dismissed – request for a gross sum costs order Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: De Rucci International Pty Ltd v Zhu & Ors [2020] NSWSC 1720 De Rucci International Pty Ltd v Zhu [2020] NSWSC 1927 De Rucci International Pty Ltd v Zhu and others [2021] NSWSC 1108 Hamod v State of New South Wales and Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 Category: Costs Parties: De Rucci International Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Lucy Xiaoping Zhu (First Defendant) HQ Living Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Singways (Moore Park) Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) HQ Living (Moore Park) Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) HQ Bedding Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Gee (Plaintiff / Respondent) M Fantin (Defendant / Applicant)