NSW Crime Commission v Ibrahim & Anor [2002] NSWSC 791

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : NSW Crime Commission v Ibrahim & Anor [2002] NSWSC 791 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10830/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 & 23 July 2002 30 August 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 September 2002

New South Wales Crime Commission PARTIES : Romeo Shaul Ibrahim Maria Margherita Ibrahim JUDGMENT OF : Sperling J at 1

COUNSEL : Mr I Temby QC for the Plaintiff Mr G Wendler for the Defendant SOLICITORS : Mr J M Giorgiutti for the New South Wales Crime Commission John D Weller & Associates Solicitors for the Defendant CATCHWORDS : Practice & procedure - ex parte order set aside - common justice: party not represented due to solicitor being unaware of the fixture notwithstanding that requirement as to notice fulfilled - irregularity: court not informed of solicitor's explanation for non-attendance LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990, s10, s22, s23, s25, s26 Supreme Court Rules 1970, Pt 4 r 30, Pt 40 r 9 Analby v Praetorius (1888) 20 QBD 764 CASES CITED : Garrard v Email Furniture Pty Ltd (1992) 32 NSWLR 662 Grimshaw v Dunbar [1953] 1 QB 408 Taylor v Taylor (1978) 143 CLR 1 DECISION : 1. Orders made on 9 April 2001 set aside; 2. The respondent Commission to pay the applicants' costs of the motion; 3. Liberty granted to the respondent Commission to apply on two days notice, for reconsideration of the order for costs, such liberty to apply not to be exercised later than four weeks from today.