Madsen v Darmali (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 582

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Madsen v Darmali (No 3) [2024] NSWSC 582 Hearing dates: 3 May 2024 Date of orders: 17 May 2024 Decision date: 17 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Rees J Decision: Dismiss motion to vary orders by consent. Catchwords: LEGAL PROFESSION – leave to serve submissions after hearing – defendant serves submissions beyond scope of leave – principles at [4]-[7] – expedited matter – urgent application – plaintiff unable to respond to submissions in time – judge disregards unauthorised submissions – cost order excises costs of unauthorised submissions – plaintiff later consents to pay these costs "to avoid a fight" – serving submissions without leave is a professional conduct issue, unsuitable to be remedied by consent – access to transcript no answer. PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS – reasonable opportunity to be heard – principles at [9]-[13] – court not obliged to hear every submission counsel wishes to make in full – the court may cut short one party's submissions to ensure that the other party also has a reasonable opportunity to be heard – no justification for serving submissions without leave. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.15(2) Cases Cited: Armet v Browne [2024] WASCA 44 Bale v Mills (2011) 81 NSWLR 498; [2011] NSWCA 226 Bull v Lee (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 362 C v W [2015] NSWSC 1774 Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia Ltd (No 1) (1981) 147 CLR 246 Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) v Quirk (2023) 414 ALR 516 Eastman v Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT) (2003) 214 CLR 318 HT v The Queen (2019) 269 CLR 403 Humane Society International Inc v Kyodo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd (2015) 238 FCR 209 Huynh v Attorney General (NSW) (2021) 107 NSWLR 75 Isicob Pty Ltd v Baulderstone Hornibrook (Qld) Pty Ltd (in liq) (2001) 17 BCL 198; [2001] QSC 064 Jakaj v Kinnane [2019] ACTSC 71 Madsen v Darmali [2024] NSWSC 76 Miller & Associates Insurance Broking Pty Ltd v BMW Australia Finance Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 357 NT Power Generation Pty Ltd v Power and Water Authority (2004) 219 CLR 90 Owners - Strata Plan No 74442 v Harrison [2023] NSWCATAP 144 R v Tocknell (Court of Criminal Appeal (NSW), 28 May 1998, Hulme J, unrep) Sun Newspapers Pty Ltd v Brisbane TV Ltd (1989) 92 ALR 535 Zan & Wen (No 2) [2023] FedCFamC1A 130 Texts Cited: Murray Gleeson, "The Judicial Method: Essentials and Inessentials" (2010) 9(4) The Judicial Review 377 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Benny Madsen (Plaintiff) David Darmali (First Defendant) Chu Li (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr MA Friedgut (First and Second Defendants)