Muriniti v Kalil [2022] NSWCA 109

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Muriniti v Kalil [2022] NSWCA 109 Hearing dates: 25 August 2021 Date of orders: 29 June 2022 Decision date: 29 June 2022 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; Brereton JA at [8]. Decision: 1. Allow the appeal, with costs; 2. Set aside the orders made in the District Court on 24 July 2020; 3. In lieu thereof, dismiss the application for a personal costs order, with costs. 4. Declare that in sending the papers to the Legal Services Commissioner the District Court failed to observe the requirements of procedural fairness. Catchwords: COSTS – Orders against non-parties – Personal costs orders against lawyers – Application for such orders should be made at conclusion of proceedings – Whether judge had regard to irrelevant considerations Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 99 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; [1992] HCA 10 Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596; [1990] HCA 57 Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow (2019) 269 CLR 333; [2019] HCA 29 De Costi Seafoods (Franchises) Pty Ltd v Wachtenheim (No 3) [2013] NSWDC 54 Hughes v The Queen (2017) 263 CLR 338; [2017] HCA 20 Kalil v Eppinga [2020] NSWDC 407 Kelly v Jowett (2009) 76 NSWLR 405; [2009] NSWCA 278 Killen v Lane [1983] 1 NSWLR 171 King v Muriniti [2018] NSWCA 98 Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd v Muriniti [2017] NSWSC 1557 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300; [2005] NSWCA 153 Mahon v Air New Zealand [1984] AC 308 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427; [2011] HCA 48 Muriniti v Kalil [2021] NSWCA 81 Muriniti v King [2019] NSWCA 232 Muriniti v Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 311 Muriniti v Mercia Financial Solutions Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 180 Murray v Legal Services Commissioner (1999) 46 NSWLR 224; [1999] NSWCA 70 Rahman v Al-Maharmeh (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 151 Redowood Pty Ltd v Goldstein Technology Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 515 Ridehalgh v Horsefield [1994] Ch 205; 3 All ER 848 Saadat v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2019] SASC 75 Smith v NSW Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256; [1992] HCA 36 Studholme v Rawson (2020) 102 NSWLR 490; [2020] NSWCA 76 Young v Hones (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 338 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1176 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd [2016] FCCA 989 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd (No 4) [2016] FCA 456; 247 FCR 224 Young v King (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 42 Young v King (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 236 Young v King (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 111 Young v King (No 8) [2015] NSWLEC 187 Young v King (No 9) [2016] NSWLEC 4 Young v King (No 11) [2017] NSWLEC 34 Young v King [2016] NSWCA 282 Texts Cited: V Shirvington, "Be more than 'fairly honest' with colleagues" (September 2004) 42 LSJ 44 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Leonardo Carlo Muriniti (First Appellant) Robert Duane Newell (Second Appellant) Mahmoud Kalil (First Respondent) Kylie Eather (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: