Oxford (NSW) Pty Ltd v KR Properties Global Pty Ltd trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 (No 5) [2023] NSWSC 1040

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Oxford (NSW) Pty Ltd v KR Properties Global Pty Ltd trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 (No 5) [2023] NSWSC 1040 Hearing dates: On the papers; submissions received 29 August 2023 Date of orders: 30 August 2023 Decision date: 30 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Application to set aside costs orders dismissed with costs Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – whether orders made on 15 August 2023 that second cross-defendant pay costs of cross-claimant should be set aside – where parties agreed a timetable for submissions on that subject - where second cross-defendant instructed his solicitors on the record to cease all work – where second cross-defendant briefly engaged alternative solicitors - where second cross-defendant did not comply with timetable for submissions - whether orders were made in the absence of the second cross-defendant Legislation Cited: Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Conduct (Barristers) Rules 2015 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dunn v Brown (1911) 12 SR (NSW) 22 Hoy Mobile Pty Ltd v Allphones Retail Pty Ltd (2008) 167 FCR 314; [2008] FCA 369 Nguyen v Sage Consultant Group Pty Ltd; Dang v Nguyen (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 515 Northey v Bega Valley Shire Council [2012] NSWCA 28 Oxford (NSW) Pty Ltd v KR Properties Global Pty Ltd trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 [2023] NSWSC 343 Oxford (NSW) Pty Ltd v KR Properties Global Pty Ltd trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 680 Oxford (NSW) Pty Ltd v KR Properties Global Pty Ltd trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 881 Oxford (NSW) Pty Ltd v KR Properties Global Pty Ltd trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 960 Singh v De Castro; Dhaliwal v De Castro; Brar v De Castro [2017] NSWCA 241 Urquhart v Butterfield (1887) 37 Ch D 357 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, Cross on Evidence (13th ed, 2021, LexisNexis) Category: Consequential orders Parties: Oxford (NSW) Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) KR Properties Global Pty Ltd trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 (First Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) AS Coaching Pty Ltd atf Calm Properties Unit Trust ABN 19 756 796 114 trading as AK Properties Group ABN 62 971 068 965 (Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant) Elankeeren Eswaran (Third Defendant/Third Cross-Claimant) Ashay Sharma (Fourth Defendant/Fourth Cross-Claimant) Pierre Kazzi (Second Cross-Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Fortis Law Pty Limited (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendants) Domain Legal Pty Limited (Defendants/Cross-Claimants) File Number(s): 2020/7703