Bevan v Bingham [2022] NSWSC 863

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bevan v Bingham [2022] NSWSC 863 Hearing dates: 27 July 2021 Date of orders: 29 June 2022 Decision date: 29 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The plaintiff is directed to file Short Minutes of Order reflecting these reasons by 10:00am on Tuesday 5 July 2022 to my Associate by email. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – costs – notice of motion – orders seeking judgment to be set aside – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 36.15 – jurisdiction of Costs Assessor – meaning of "payable" – whether irregular or against good faith Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 1984 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Application Act 2014 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anderson v Hill [2017] NSWSC 1149 Boensch Trust v Scott Darren Pascoe (2019) 268 CLR 593; [2019] HCA 49 Boensch v Bingham (No 2) [2022] FedCFamC2G 47 Boensch v Somerville Legal [2021] FCAFC 79 Branson v Tucker [2012] NSWCA 310 Brezniak v Habib [2014] NSWSC 1730 Brown v Brook (1971) 125 CLR 275 Calandra v Murden [2015] NSWCA 231 Coshott v Barry [2012] NSWSC 850 Doyle v Hall Chadwick [2007] NSWCA 159 Frumar v The Owners of Strata Plan 36957 [2010] NSWCA 172 Hughes v Justin [1894] 1 QB 667 Industry Funds Management (Nominees 2) Pty Limited v James Nicholas Panagopoulos and Anor [2013] NSWSC 868 Kendall v Carnegie (2006) 68 NSWLR 193; [2006] NSWCA 302 Murden v Calandra [2015] NSWSC 424 Somerville Legal v Boensch [2019] FCCA 3637 Stevens v Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd (1920) 28 CLR 330 Wentworth v Rogers (2006) 66 NSWLR 474; [2006] NSWCA 145 Wentworth v Rogers [2002] NSWSC 709 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary (Macquarie Dictionary Publishers, 8th ed, 2020) Shorter Oxford Dictionary (Oxford University Press, 6th ed, 2007) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Christopher Bevan (Plaintiff / Respondent to the Notice of Motion) John David Bingham (Defendant / Applicant to the Notice of Motion) Representation: Counsel: I Sethi (Plaintiff / Respondent to the Notice of Motion) D Robinson SC and M Hazan (Defendant / Applicant to the Notice of Motion)