Veljanovski v Tortorella Pty Ltd; Tortorella Pty Ltd v Veljanovski [2019] NSWCATCD 88

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Veljanovski v Tortorella Pty Ltd; Tortorella Pty Ltd v Veljanovski [2019] NSWCATCD 88 Hearing dates: Written submissions 21 June 2019; 5 July 2019. Date of orders: 5 August 2019 Decision date: 05 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Before: L Wilson, Senior Member Decision: 1. The Tribunal makes an order dispensing with a hearing as to costs, pursuant to s.50 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. 2. Mr Veljanovski pay Tortorella Pty Ltd's legal costs as agreed to assessed, within 14 days of the agreement or assessment, pursuant to s.60 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. Catchwords: COSTS – Gross sum – Indemnity costs – Mediation not a Calderbank offer Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Megerditchian v Kurmond Homes Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 120 Paraskevopoulos v Bajic (No. 2) [2018] NSWCATCD 40 Zucker v Burbank Montague Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCATAP 135 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Costs Parties: In COM19/08307: Sasha Veljanovski (Applicant) Tortorella Pty Ltd (Respondent)

In COM18/53438: Tortorella Pty Ltd (Applicant) Sasha Veljanovski (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: CVC Law (Tortorella Pty Ltd) Robert Webley & Associates (Veljanovski) File Number(s): COM19/08307 and COM18/53438 Publication restriction: Nil