ASSK Investments Pty Ltd v Tyrrell [2023] NSWSC 271

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: ASSK Investments Pty Ltd v Tyrrell [2023] NSWSC 271 Hearing dates: 17 March 2023 Date of orders: 17 March 2023 Decision date: 17 March 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Applications List Before: Henry J Decision: See [39] Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — leave to discontinue — costs — default provision for costs in r 42.19 UCPR — where defendant acted reasonably in his responses to plaintiff's pre-litigation inquiries — where reasonableness of commencement of proceedings challenged by defendant — where defendant acted reasonably by consenting to disclosure motion Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 32 Galea v Camilleri [2019] NSWSC 167 Hearne v Street [2008] HCA 36 Ibrahim v PERI Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 328 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Nichols v NFS Agribusiness Pty Ltd (2018) 97 NSWLR 681; [2018] NSWCA 84 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Walton v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2020] NSWCA 191 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: ASSK Investments Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Paul Tyrrell (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Mahendra (Defendant)