GB v EB (No 2) [2023] NSWDC 185

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: GB v EB (No 2) [2023] NSWDC 185 Hearing dates: 26 May 2023 Date of orders: 08 June 2023 Decision date: 08 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) The plaintiff pay the defendants' costs pursuant to s 98 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) in the gross sum of $67,681.92. (2) Exhibits retained until further order. Catchwords: COSTS – application by unsuccessful party for costs by reason of the failure of the successful party to serve a notice pursuant to Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – special costs provisions varying the usual costs orders set out in r 50.16A(2) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.14, 50.16A Cases Cited: AB v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 243 Amirbeaggi v EB [2023] NSWCA 108 Arian v Nguyen [2001] NSWCA 5 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 801 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 El-Hadi v Australian Timbers (NSW) Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 1501 Ferella v Stomo [2017] NSWCA 268 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Gabriel v Grech [2018] NSWSC 1652 GB v EB [2022] NSWDC 322 Grass v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (No 2) [2015] FCAFC 61 Lollis v Loulatzis (No 2) [2008] VSC 35 Macdonald v Macdonald [2017] NSWSC 809 Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs v PDWL (costs) [2021] FCAFC 75 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Osman v Director of Public Prosecutions (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 1222 Zadeh v The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 345 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Costs Parties: GB (Plaintiff)