John Byrnes & Associates (Legal) Pty Ltd v Quinn (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1391

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: John Byrnes & Associates (Legal) Pty Ltd v Quinn (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1391 Hearing dates: On the papers, last submissions 23 August 2021 Date of orders: 29 October 2021 Decision date: 29 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Rees J Decision: Order first defendant to pay plaintiff's costs in specified gross sum of $15,000 plus GST. Catchwords: COSTS – specified gross sum – whether plaintiff law firm entitled to costs of principal – disbursements only allowed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 3, 98 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Cases Cited: Baychek v Baychek [2010] NSWSC 987 Dunstan v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (No 3) [2006] FCA 916 eInduct Systems Pty Ltd v 3D Safety Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 422 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2007] NSWSC 23 John Byrnes & Associates (Legal) Pty Ltd v Quinn (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 874 Kostov v Zhang (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 279 Sony Entertainment (Australia) Ltd v Smith [2005] FCA 228; (2005) 215 ALR 788 Sparnon v Apand Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 164 Spencer v Coshott [2021] NSWCA 235 Category: Costs Parties: John Byrnes & Associates (Legal) Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Robert Quinn (First Defendant) New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr E White (Plaintiff) Self-represented (First Defendant)