Lawrence v Nikolaidis [2003] NSWCA 129

Reported Decision : 57 NSWLR 355

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Lawrence v Nikolaidis [2003] NSWCA 129 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/05/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 July 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Beazley JA at 13; Hodgson JA at 14 DECISION : 1. That the appeal be allowed; 2. That the respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal and to have a Suitors' Fund Act certificate if otherwise entitled; 3. That the amount of the assessment of costs be reduced by $5,000.00 to $22,409.56 as at 22 May 2001.

CATCHWORDS : Assessment of costs - Expenses recoverable by witnesses generally - Costs recoverable by self-represented solicitor-litigant Legal Profession Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 Builders Licensing Act 1971 Local Court (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Atlas Corporation Pty Limited v F G Kalyk (unreported NSWCA 12/02/01) Guss v Veenhuizen [No. 2] (1976) 136 CLR 47 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley (1884) 13 QBD 872 at 875; 877 Buckland v Watts [1970] 1 QB 27 at 35 Maronis Holdings Ltd v Nippon Credit Australia Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 838 Kowal v Zoccoli (2002) 4 VR 399 Petrunic v Barnes [1989] VR 927 CASES CITED : Secretary Department of Foreign Affairs v Boswell (1992) 39 FCR 288 Brott v Almatrah [1998] 2 VR 83 Walton v McBride (1995) 36 NSWLR 440 Kerridge v Foley (unreported NSWSC 19/08/70) Chanter v Blackwood (No. 3) (1904) 1 CLR 456 Howes v Barber 18 QB 588 Anthony v Walshe (1888) 22 LR 619 Cachia v Isaacs (unreported NSWCA 23/3/89) Russo v Russo (1953) VLR 57 at 67 Australian Blue Metal Ltd v Hughes & Ors (1970) 2 NSWR 119 Wayne Lawrence PARTIES : v M D Nikolaidis & Co FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40803 of 2002 COUNSEL : A: B Zipser R: J K Chippindall SOLICITORS : A: N/A R: M D Nikolaidis & Co