Lichaa v Boutros [2023] NSWDC 183

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lichaa v Boutros [2023] NSWDC 183 Hearing dates: 31 May 2023 Date of orders: 06 June 2023 Decision date: 06 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: 1. The plaintiff has leave to rely upon the affidavits of Joanne Lichaa and Aneet Kaur Bhalla made on 27 February 2023 at the reference; 2. The plaintiff has leave to issue a subpoena to Edward Farah to give evidence to the reference; 3. The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of her notice of motion filed on 17 March 2023 as amended on 31 May 2023; 4. Liberty to apply on 7 days' notice if further or other orders are required. Catchwords: PRACTICE & PROCEDURE – interlocutory orders made in the course of a reference made pursuant to UCPR r 20.14 permitting reliance on particular affidavit evidence and related orders as to costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56, s 58 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 20.14 Cases Cited: Angel v Hawkesbury Council [2008] NSWCA 130 Blacktown City Council v Hocking [2008] NSWCA 144 Goode v Angland [2017] NSWCA 311 Lichaa v Boutros [2021] NSWCA 322 Lichaa v Boutros, Judge Olsson SC, unreported, 16 March 2021 Twynam Agricultural Group Pty Ltd v Williams [2012] NSWCA 326 Warren v Gittoes [2009] NSWCA 24 Yarrabee Coal Company Pty Ltd & Anor v Lujans [2009] NSWCA 85 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Odette Lichaa (Plaintiff) Maroun Boutros (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr LD Corbett (Plaintiff) Mr F Anwar (Defendant)