SMD v JDW (No.2) [2022] NSWDC 172

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: SMD v JDW (No.2) [2022] NSWDC 172 Hearing dates: Written submissions Date of orders: 26 May 2022 Decision date: 26 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: Order: (1) By way of variation of order 2 of my orders of 12 May 2022, judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $744,499 to include $210,499 interest. (2) By way of variation of order 3 of my orders of 12 May 2022, the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs in the gross sum of $49,583.10. Catchwords: COSTS AND INTEREST - damages awarded for intentional torts of sexual assault - application for interest and for a gross sum costs order pursuant to s 98 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 98 and 100 Cases Cited: Bobb v Wombat Securities Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 863 Hamod v State of New South Wales and Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 52 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 LT v RT [2013] NSWDC 251 P v D [2018] NSWDC 277 Palladium Consulting Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 92 Penson v Titan National Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Rayney v State of Western Australia (No 4) [2022] WASCA 44 SA v CH & LH [2022] NSWDC 140 Star Diamond v Diamond (No 4) [2013] NSWCA 811 Wilkie v Brown [2016] NSWCA 128 Texts Cited: District Court Practice Note DC (Civil) No 15 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: Ms SMD Defendant: Mr JDW (self-represented) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Ms M Campbell