Ezzo v Grille [2003] NSWSC 776

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ezzo v Grille [2003] NSWSC 776 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 August 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 August 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J DECISION : (i) within twenty-eight days from the date of this order the plaintiff is to provide security for the defendant's costs in these proceedings in the sum of $AUD40,000 in a form acceptable to the Registrar and that the plaintiff's action be stayed until provision of such security; (ii) the plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of this application; (iii) the matter is to be re-listed in the Registrar's defamation directions list as directed by the Registrar by arrangement with the parties

CATCHWORDS : defamation - security for costs - plaintiff resident outside the State Defamation Act 1974 (NSW), s7A LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation (Amendment) Act 1994 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW), s198J Supreme Court Rules (NSW), Pt 1 r3, Pt 1 r 12, Pt 53 r2(1)(a), Pt 67 r12A, Aopi v Rapke [2002] NSWSC 711, unreported, 15 August 2002 Caruso Australia Pty Ltd v Portec (Australia) Pty Ltd (1984) 1 FCR 311 CBS Australia Ltd v Telmark Teleproducts (Aust) Pty Ltd (1987) 72 ALR 270 at 285 Chellaran & Co Ltd v China Ocean Shipping Company (1991) 182 ALR 321 CASES CITED : Energy Drilling Inc v Petroz NL (1989) ATPR 40-954 King v Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd (1920) 28 CLR 289 at 292 Lucas v Yorke (1983) 50 ALR 228 at 229 Mortimer v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 450; unreported, 28 May 2001 Swain Investments Ltd v Danumet Pty Ltd & G R Walker, unreported, 5 May 1989 PARTIES : Gary Ezzo - Plaintiff Robin Grille - Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20137/03 COUNSEL : MA Friedgut (sol) - Plaintiff RG McHugh - Defendant SOLICITORS : Freehills - Plaintiff Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Defendant