Zepinic v Mitrovic [2023] NSWDC 423

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zepinic v Mitrovic [2023] NSWDC 423 Hearing dates: 11 October 2023 Date of orders: 13 October 2023 Decision date: 13 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to UCPR rr 6.1 and 6.10, grant leave to the defendant to file a Notice of Appearance by 5pm on Friday 13 October 2023. (2) Summons struck out and dismissed. (3) Plaintiff pay defendant's costs, with liberty to apply. Catchwords: APPEAL - appeal from decision of Assessor in the Small Claims Division of the Local Court pursuant to s 39(2) Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) - whether lack of procedural fairness or bias - appeal dismissed with costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 14, 56 – 58, 63, 98 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 35, 36, 39 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 6.1, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 14.4, 42.1 Cases Cited: Channel Seven Sydney Pty Ltd v Mahommed [2010] NSWCA 335 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Ejueyitsi v Western Sydney University [2023] NSWCA 126 Eliezer v Sydney Water Corporation [2021] NSWCA 300 Geftlic v Merhi [2010] NSWCA 256 Goody v Odhams Press Ltd [1967] 1 QB 333 Hulme v Hulme [2023] NSWSC 299 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488; [2000] HCA 48 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Polsen v Harrison [2021] NSWCA 23 Slavin v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 16857 [2006] NSWCA 71 Spencer v Bamber [2012] NSWCA 274 Tonab Investments Pty Ltd v Optima Developments Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 287 Turner v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 540; [2006] 1 WLR 3469 Zepinic v Attorney-General of NSW [2023] NSWSC 785 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dr Vito Zepinic (Plaintiff) Ljiljana Mitrovic (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (Plaintiff) Ms Josephine Thornton (Defendant)