Minarovic v Unique Living Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) [2023] NSWSC 712

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Minarovic v Unique Living Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) [2023] NSWSC 712 Hearing dates: 9 February 2023 Date of orders: 27 June 2023 Decision date: 27 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) I grant leave pursuant to s 500(2) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to Mr Minarovic to proceed against Unique Living Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) (2) The decision of the review panel dated 1 April 2020 be set aside. (3) The matter is remitted to the manager of costs assessment to be dealt with according to law. (4) No order as to costs. Catchwords: COSTS – appeal from determination of review panel setting aside costs agreement – whether review panel erred in law – where judgment referred to an 'amended statement of claim' rather than an 'amended summons' – whether review panel failed to provide adequate reasons – whether appeal panel erred in failing to take account of additional submissions in assessment – whether review panel erred in determining fair and reasonable costs Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 500(2) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) ss 70, 75, 76, 89, 91 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2015 (NSW) rr 41, 51 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 36.16, 42.2 Cases Cited: Athens v Randwick City Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 58; [2005] NSWCA 317 Europlex Pty Ltd v Unique Living Australia Pty Ltd; Unique Living Australia Pty Ltd v Europlex Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1291 Huang v Hua Cheng International Group Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 155 Lim v Comcare [2019] FCAFC 104 Slea Pty Ltd v Connective Services Pty Ltd [2018] VSCA 180 Wende v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd (2014) 86 NSWLR 674; [2014] NSWCA 170 Wentworth v Rogers (2006) 66 NSWLR 474; [2006] NSWCA 145 Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd v Boland (1998) 89 FCR 78 Zervas v Burkitt [2019] NSWCA 112 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Radoslav Minarovic (Plaintiff)