Mitchell v Transport for NSW [2022] NSWCA 141

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mitchell v Transport for NSW [2022] NSWCA 141 Hearing dates: 3 August 2022 Date of orders: 3 August 2022 Decision date: 10 August 2022 Before: Meagher JA; Mitchelmore JA Decision: Application for leave to appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: APPEALS – leave to appeal from order for security for costs – representative proceedings – where litigation funder agreed to indemnify plaintiffs against adverse costs order and to provide security for costs – where identity of funder not disclosed – where respondent unable to assess funder's financial ability to meet indemnity – no reasonably arguable error or question of principle COSTS – security for costs – sources of power to order security – UCPR r 42.21 – inherent power Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 67 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.21 Cases Cited: Brimaud v Honeysett Instant Print Pty Ltd (1988) 217 ALR 44 Green (as liquidator of Arimco Mining Pty Ltd) v CGU Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 148; (2008) 67 ACSR 105 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Merribee Pastoral Industries Pty Ltd v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (1998) 193 CLR 502; [1998] HCA 41 Mohareb v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 231 Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513; [1986] HCA 17 Philips Electronics Australia Pty Ltd v Matthews (2002) 54 NSWLR 598; [2002] NSWCA 157 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2019] NSWCA 48 Rajski v Computer Manufacture & Design Pty Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 443 Rajski v Computer Manufacture & Design Pty Ltd [1983] 2 NSWLR 122 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597; [2017] NSWCA 206 The Age Company Ltd v Liu (2013) 82 NSWLR 268; [2013] NSWCA 26 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Darren Mitchell (First Applicant) Rosaline Mitchell (Second Applicant) Transport for NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Hall (sol) (Applicants) G Sirtes SC with L Johnston (Respondent)