Cappello v Homebuilding Pty Ltd (No.2) [2023] NSWDC 54

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cappello v Homebuilding Pty Ltd (No.2) [2023] NSWDC 54 Hearing dates: 28 February 2023; written submissions 7 March, 15 March 2023 Date of orders: 17 March 2023 Decision date: 17 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 98 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), the plaintiffs are to pay the defendant's costs by way of a gross sum costs order, namely $10,549.40 for solicitors' costs plus $15,900.00 for counsel's fees, making a total of $26,449.40. (2) These orders stayed until 5 pm 28 March 2023. Catchwords: COSTS – application for gross sum costs order following dismissal of a Summons appealing from costs determinations made by the Review Panel – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98 Cases Cited: Bahamad v Wong [2020] NSWSC 991 Bailey v O'Dea [2021] NSWSC 1420 Bobb v Wombat Securities Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 863 Enterprise Finance Solutions Pty Ltd v Ciszek [2014] NSWDC 314 Ferella v Stomo [2017] NSWCA 268 Ferella v Stomo [2017] NSWDC 34 Ferella v Stomo (No 2) [2017] NSWDC 61 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 In the matter of Tresdar Pty Ltd (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1456 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd & 2 Ors (2005) 63 NSWLR 300 LFDB v SM (No 4) [2017] FCA 753 Paul Springthorpe trading as Atanaskovic Hartnell; v Australian Style Group Pty Ltd [2021] NSWDC 471 Penson v Titan National Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Pirovic v Barbieri [2021] NSWSC 1460 Royal v El Ali (No 3) [2016] FCA 1573 Sayed v National Australia Bank Limited [2021] NSWCA 28 Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No. 4) [2013] NSWSC 811 Spencer v Coshott [2021] NSWCA 235 Cappello v Hammond & Simonds NSW Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1199 Cappello v Hammond & Simonds NSW Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 57 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Costs Parties: Rosario Cappello (plaintiff) Maria Capello (plaintiff)