Zepinic v Mitrovic [2024] NSWDC 154

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zepinic v Mitrovic [2024] NSWDC 154 Hearing dates: 6 May 2024 Date of orders: 6 May 2024 Decision date: 06 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph [54] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – plaintiff's appeal to District Court from a decision of the Small Claims Division of the Local Court of New South Wales – Summons seeking appeal dismissed in this Court – plaintiff's application (in form) to set aside orders in this Court dismissing summons – plaintiff does not appear at directions hearings – application dismissed for non-attendance – plaintiff's further application to set aside dismissal of application – since making the application, the applicant died – appropriate orders for disposition Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-60 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 127 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), s 39(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 6.30-1, 12.7, 13.4, 13.6, 36.16(2)(b), 36.16(3A) Cases Cited: Autodesk Inc v Dyason (No.2) (1993) 176 CLR 300 Mohareb v State of New South Wales (No.2) [2024] NSWCA 69 Ranclose Investments Pty Ltd v Leda Management Services Pty Ltd (No.2) [2024] NSWCA 13 Zepinic v Mitrovic [2023] NSWDC 423 State of New South Wales v Hollingsworth (No.2) [2023] NSWCA 283 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Dr Vito Zepinic (Plaintiff) Ms Lijljana (Ljilja) Mitrovic (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Plaintiff (self-represented) Michael Vaughan & Co Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2023/00205582 Publication restriction: Nil