Bingham v Bevan [2024] NSWSC 1045

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bingham v Bevan [2024] NSWSC 1045 Hearing dates: 21 November 2023 Date of orders: 20 August 2024 Decision date: 20 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) The Court notes that, by an undertaking given through his solicitor to the Court, the defendant will not register the Certificate of Determination of Review dated 22 April 2021 in the amount of $2,100.45, relating to the costs of the Review Panel, or otherwise pursue the amount of that Certificate against the plaintiff. (2) The Summons is otherwise dismissed. (3) Each party shall bear their own costs. Catchwords: COSTS - Cost assessment – Costs assessors – Directions to costs assessors – Determination Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bingham v Bevan (2023) 111 NSWLR 287; [2023] NSWCA 86 Brooks v Burns Philp Trustee Co Ltd (1969) 121 CLR 432; [1969] HCA 4 Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Aantcorp Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 148 Commonwealth v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Moschi v Lep Air Services Ltd [1973] AC 331 Nadilo v Eagleton [2021] NSWCA 232 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; [2019] HCA 25 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 State of Victoria v Sutton (1998) 195 CLR 291; [1998] HCA 56 Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Bingham (Plaintiff) Christopher John Bevan (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D P Robinson SC / M Hazan (Plaintiff) P D Herzfeld SC / A J Kraylinger (Defendant)