Brown v King [2022] NSWCA 75

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Brown v King [2022] NSWCA 75 Hearing dates: 9 May 2022 Date of orders: 20 May 2022 Decision date: 20 May 2022 Before: Kirk JA Decision: The respondent's application for security for costs made by notice of motion filed on 14 March 2022 is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: COSTS — Security for costs — relevant factors — deficiency of appeal — where applicant for security for costs concedes irregularity in orders of court below Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 51.50 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Cases Cited: Ballard v Brookfield Australia Investments Ltd [2012] NSWCA 434 Boros v Pages Property Investments Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 50 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 King v Brown (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1060 King v Brown (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1116 Lall v 53–55 Hall Street Pty Ltd [1978] 1 NSWLR 310 Mbuzi v Hall [2010] QSC 359 Norris v Routley [2016] NSWCA 367 P S Chellaram & Co Ltd v China Ocean Shipping Co (1991) 102 ALR 321; [1991] HCA 36 Porter v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2004] NSWCA 171 Preston v Harbour Pacific Underwriting Management Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 247 Searle v Commonwealth of Australia (2019) 100 NSWLR 55; [2019] NSWCA 127 Starr-Diamond v Diamond [2013] NSWCA 7 Transglobal Capital Pty Ltd v Yolarno Pty Ltd (2004) 60 NSWLR 143; [2004] NSWCA 136 Xenos v FAL Healthy Beverages Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 240 Zakka v Elias t/as Cadmus Lawyers [2012] NSWCA 277 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Stanley King (Respondent/Applicant on the motion) Geoffrey Brown (First Appellant/First Respondent on the motion) Barbara Brown (Second Appellant/Second Respondent on the motion) Representation: Counsel: P Newton SC with M Hazan (Respondent/Applicant on the motion)