Cappello v Homebuilding Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 88

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Cappello v Homebuilding Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 88 Hearing dates: 15 April 2024 Date of orders: 23 April 2024 Decision date: 23 April 2024 Before: Kirk JA Decision: 1. The applicants' summons seeking judicial review is dismissed pursuant to r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules. 2. The applicants are to pay the first respondent's costs of the proceedings in this Court on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Costs orders – Order made under s 135 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – Whether registered certificates of determination of costs under s 70(5) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) are "judgments" of the Court – Registered certificates of determination of costs are judgments – Respondents' argument contrary to the statutory scheme SUMMARY JUDGMENT – Judicial review application – r 13.4 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – Action disclosing no reasonable basis Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) s 82A Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) s 78 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 133, 135 Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth) s 6 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) s 182 Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) ss 208J(3), 368(5) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) s 70(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 36.10, 51.45(2), 59.4(c) Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde [2000] HCA 41; (2000) 201 CLR 552 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) [2006] HCA 27; (2006) 226 CLR 256 Boensch v Transport for NSW [2024] NSWCA 86 Calandra v Murden [2015] NSWCA 231 Cappello v Homebuilding Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWDC 54 Cappello v Homebuilding Pty Ltd [2022] NSWDC 725 Cappello v Hammond & Simonds NSW Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1199 Cappello v Hammond & Simonds NSW Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1021 Cappello v Hammond & Simonds NSW Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 57 Cappello v HomeBuilding Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] FCA 1205 Cappello v HomeBuilding Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 109 Cappello v HomeBuilding Pty Ltd [2023] NSWCA 109 Cavar v Department of Human Services [2016] NSWCA 195 Doyle v Hall Chadwick [2007] NSWCA 159 Fong BHNF Fong v Weller [2024] NSWCA 46 Fordyce v Leung [2021] NSWCA 262 Frumar v Owners of Strata Plan 36957 [2010] NSWCA 172 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railway (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Homebuilding Pty Ltd v Cappello [2023] NSWDC 338 Khoury v Hiar [2006] NSWCA 47 Leach v Nominal Defendant (QBE Insurance) (Aust) Limited (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Pi v Zhou [2016] NSWCA 24 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 80 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rosario Cappello (First Applicant) Maria Cappello (Second Applicant)