Choi v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 301

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Choi v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 301 Hearing dates: Written submissions Date of orders: 22 March 2022 Decision date: 22 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Bellew J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) the applicant is to pay the respondent's costs in the specified gross sum of $8,039.05 plus GST. Catchwords: COSTS – Whether costs should follow the event – Whether order should be made in terms of the payment of a gross sum of costs – Order made – No point of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Beach Petroleum NL and Claremont Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 135 ALR 160 Choi v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2022] NSWSC 190 Re Estate Ford; Application for Executor's Commission [2016] NSWSC 6 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 99 Category: Costs Parties: Jae Hee Choi – Applicant Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice – Respondent Representation: Counsel: Self-represented – Applicant J Cahill (Solicitor) – Respondent

Solicitors: Self-represented – Applicant Open Government, Information and Privacy Department of Communities and Justice – Respondent File Number(s): 2021/58322 Publication restriction: Nil