Benjamin & Khoury Pty Ltd v Gabriel Rahme [2021] NSWSC 1302

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Benjamin & Khoury Pty Ltd v Gabriel Rahme [2021] NSWSC 1302 Hearing dates: 24 August 2021 Date of orders: 13 October 2021 Decision date: 13 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) The first defendant's notice of motion filed 5 August 2021 is dismissed. (2) The first defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Costs assessor's decision – Application to set decision aside – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules – General power to set aside judgment or order – Further power to set aside judgment or order – Dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 133 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 368, 372, 373 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), s 70 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), s 184 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 30.1, 36.15, 36.16 Cases Cited: Attard v James Legal Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 311 Branson v Tucker [2012] NSWSC 310 Calandra v Murden [2015] NSWCA 231 Cosholt v Barry [2012] NSWSC 850 Rahme v Benjamin & Khoury Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 211 Rahme v Benjamin & Khoury Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 239 Rahme v Satouris [2018] NSWSC 1753 Wende v Horwath (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 416 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Benjamin & Khoury Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Gabriel Rahme (First Defendant) Dana Rahme (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Afshar (Plaintiff) C Bevan (First Defendant)