Mendonca v Tonna [2024] NSWCA 288

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Mendonca v Tonna [2024] NSWCA 288 Hearing dates: 2 December 2024 Date of orders: 2 December 2024 Decision date: 02 December 2024 Before: Basten AJA Decision: (1) Dismiss the appellant's notice of motion filed on 15 November 2024 seeking a costs capping order. (2) Stand over to the hearing of the appeal so much of the amended notice of motion filed on 2 December 2024 as seeks an extension of time to appeal interlocutory orders. (3) Order that the appellant pay the respondent's costs of the motion filed on 15 November 2024. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – appeal – application for costs capping order – need to show reason to anticipate disruptive or obstructive conduct by other party – insufficient to seek to protection from reasonable costs of other party to unsuccessful appeal CIVIL PROCEDURE – appeal – requirements for leave – challenge to interlocutory orders and costs orders – challenge to orders in working out of final judgment interlocutory Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.4, 51.1, 51.18 Cases Cited: Antov v Bokan [2019] NSWCA 40 Derrawee Pastoral Company Pty Ltd v McConochie [1995] NSWCA 123 Kara Kar Holdings Pty Ltd v Brookton Holdings [1997] NSWCA 171 Sherborne Estate (No 2): Vanvalen v Neaves (2005) 65 NSWLR 268; [2005] NSWSC 1003 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Renuka Maria Mendonca (Appellant) (unrepresented) Mark Julian Tonna (First Respondent) Lorraine Mary Tonna (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Stewart / D Emmerig (First and Second Respondents)