Awad v Awad (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1525

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Awad v Awad (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1525 Hearing dates: 25 March 2021 Date of orders: 26 November 2021 Decision date: 26 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The cross-defendant shall bring in short minutes of order reflecting this decision within 14 days of this judgment. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – legally aided party – costs awarded Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Awad v Awad [2019] NSWSC 385 Awad v Awad (No2) [2020] NSWSC 25 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225; [1993] FCA 801 Hamod v State of NSW (2002) 188 ALR 659; [2002] FCA 424 Ly v Dong [2018] NSWSC 122 Moseley v AB (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1812 Nair-Smith v Perisher Blue Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1736 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Singleton v Macquarie Broadcasting Holdings Ltd (1991) 24 NSWLR 103 Category: Costs Parties: Michael Awad (First Cross-Claimant) Arze Awad (Second Cross-Claimant) Nouhad Awad by her tutor Zouha Habib (Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P R Glissan (First and Second Cross-Claimants) G Schipp (Cross-Defendant)