AA v PD (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 945

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AA v PD (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 945 Hearing dates: 11 August 2023 Date of orders: 11 August 2023 Decision date: 11 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: (1) Order, pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings, in the gross sum of $92,410.14. (2) Order, pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the notice of motion filed 18 August 2022 in the gross sum of $18,632.75. Catchwords: COSTS – application by party entitled to costs under judgment for gross sum costs order – where proceedings have a tortured procedural history – whether appropriate to make order – gross sum costs order made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: AA v PD [2022] NSWSC 1039 Ahern v Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 39 Amirbeaggi v EB (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 184 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119; [1995] FCA 350 DD v AA; DD v Lewis; DD v PP [2023] NSWCA 140 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Lewis v Doyle [2022] NSWSC 92 PP v DD (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1312 Category: Costs Parties: AA (plaintiff) PD (defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Bailey (plaintiff)