NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Chiha v. McKinnon [2004] NSWCA 273 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 August 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 August 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Ipp JA at 34; Tobias JA at 35 DECISION : (1) Appeal allowed (2) Orders below set aside (3) In substitution for the verdict and judgment, there be verdict and judgment for the appellant in the sum of $129,409 (4) The respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the proceedings below including the arbitration (5) Respondent to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal.
CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - COSTS - DISTRICT COURT - Defendant applies for rehearing after plaintiff successful in arbitration - Plaintiff recovers substantially smaller verdict in court hearing - Order that plaintiff pay defendant's costs - Whether that order correct. LEGISLATION CITED : Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983 s.31 PARTIES : Mekhael Chiha - appellant Matthew Wayne McKinnon - respondent FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40779/03 COUNSEL : Ms. S. Norton SC with Mr. P. Khandhar for the appellant Mr. I. Harrison SC with Mr. W. Fitzsimmons for the respondent SOLICITORS : Bryden's Law Office - appellant Moray & Agnew - respondent
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT DC 1104/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT P R Bell DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40779/03 DC 1104/01
HODGSON JA IPP JA TOBIAS JA
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