Bell v Hartnett Lawyers (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 1592

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bell v Hartnett Lawyers (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 1592 Hearing dates: 04 December 2023 Decision date: 04 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Peden J Decision: See [80] Catchwords: COSTS — Application for specified gross sum costs order under Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4)(c) — Where history of delay and acrimony between parties — Where order capping recovery of costs previously made — Where sufficient material before the Court to warrant making gross sum costs order — Quantification and appropriate discount Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 98(4)(c), 99 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.4(4) Cases Cited: Ahern v Aon Risk Services Australia Limited (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 39 Beau Timothy John Hartnett trading as Hartnett Lawyers v Anthony Robert Bell as Executor of the Estate of the late Mabel Dawn Deakin-Bell [2023] NSWCA 244 Bechara v Bates [2016] NSWCA 294 Bell v Hartnett [2022] NSWCA 42 Bell v Hartnett (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1270 Bell v Hartnett Lawyers (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 1204 Colquhoun v District Court of New South Wales (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 54 Deakin-Bell v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2016] NSWSC 540 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Jacups v LawCover Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 598 Kirkpatrick v Kotis (2004) 62 NSWLR 567; [2004] NSWSC 1265 Riva NSW Pty Ltd v Mark A Fraser and Christopher P Clancy trading as Fraser Clancy Lawyers (No 4) [2018] NSWCA 327 Romanos v Punjabi Fusion Group Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1395 Royal v El Ali (No 3) [2016] FCA 1573 Stoddart (NSW) Pty Ltd v Kellyville Building Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1480 at [26] Wentworth v Rogers (2006) 66 NSWLR 474; [2006] NSWCA 145 Zreika v Royal (No 2) [2019] FCAFC 237 Category: Costs Parties: Anthony Robert Bell (Plaintiff) Beau Timothy John Hartnett trading as Hartnett Lawyers (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Sykes (Plaintiff) I King (Defendant)