Zhang v Ng [2021] NSWSC 1369

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zhang v Ng [2021] NSWSC 1369 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 27 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Order that the plaintiff's costs of the notice of motion filed on 7 September 2021 be the plaintiff's costs in the cause. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — No hearing on the merits Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98 Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 7.29, 42.1 Cases Cited: Allplastics Engineering Pty Ltd v Dornoch Ltd [2006] NSWCA 33 Australian Securities Commission v Aust-Home Investments Ltd (1993) 44 FCR 194 Douglass v Lawton Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 90 Dyer v Chrysanthou (No 2) (Injunction) [2021] FCA 641 El-Cheikh v Miraki [2017] NSWSC 1765 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Hunter Development Corporation v Save Our Rail NSW Incorporated (No 2) (2016) 93 NSWLR 704; [2016] NSWCA 375 Kallinicos v Hunt (2005) 64 NSWLR 561; [2005] NSWSC 1181 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Li v Jin Lian Group Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 479 Michael Smith Real Estate Pty Ltd t/as Raine & Horne Marrickville v Chmait [2021] NSWSC 1160 Nichols v NFS Agribusiness Pty Ltd (2018) 97 NSWLR 681; [2018] NSWCA 84 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; [2019] HCA 25 One.Tel Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 101 FCR 548; [2000] FCA 270 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Re the Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; Ex Parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Sharpe v Wakefield [1891] AC 173 Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 1111 Williams v Lewer (1974) 2 NSWLR 91 Category: Costs Parties: Rachelle Gao Zhang (Plaintiff) Lui Jenny Daisy Ng (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: KJ Young (Plaintiff) ESC Chan (Defendant)