GORCZYNSKI v Annandale Services Pty Limited & 1 Ors; GORCZYNSKI v PERERA & 1 Ors; GORCZYNSKI v Leichhardt Council [2004] NSWCA 71

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : GORCZYNSKI v Annandale Services Pty Limited & 1 Ors; GORCZYNSKI v PERERA & 1 Ors; GORCZYNSKI v Leichhardt Council [2004] NSWCA 71 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Santow JA at 2; Ipp JA at 26 DECISION : Each of the three Leaves to Appeal denied with costs against the claimant in each case.

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - practice and procedure - leave to appeal - whether appeal court should disturb original costs order. LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 s101(2)(c) Angliss v Urquhart [2002] ACL Rep 325 NSW 13 Bank of New Zealand v Spedley Securities Ltd (in liq) (1992) 27 NSWLR 91 In re the Will of F B Gilbert (deceased) (1946) 46 SR(NSW) 318 Jackamarra v Krakouer (1998) 195 CLR 516 John Fairfax Publications v Rivkin [1999] NSWCA 164 CASES CITED : M & L Watson Pty Ltd (t/as BBR Design) v Rilsung Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 36 Maiden v Maiden (1908) 7 CLR 727 NRMA Insurance Ltd v AW Edwards Pty Ltd (1995) 11 BCL 200 Parker v NRMA (1993) 11 ACSR 370 Tamworth Base Hospital v Durant [2000] ACL Rep 280 NSW 8 Wentworth v Rogers (No 3) (1986) 6 NSWLR 642 CA40137/03: Peter Francis GORCZYNSKI (Claimant) Annandale Services Pty Limited (First Opponent) Leichhardt Council (Second Opponent) PARTIES : CA40138/03: Peter Francis GORCZYNSKI (Claimant) Ravini Neluka PERERA (First Opponent) Rebecca Patricia DEE (Second Opponent) CA40699/03: Peter Francis GORCZYNSKI (Claimant) Leichhardt Council (First Opponent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40137/03; 40138/03; 40699/03 Claimant: J Ayling, SC/ V Bedrossian COUNSEL : Annandale Services Pty Limited: submitting appearance R N Perera & R P Dee: P Clay Leichardt Council: B Preston, SC/ H Irish Claimant: Wordsworth Lawyers SOLICITORS : Annandale Services Pty Limited: submitting appearance R N Perera & R P Dee: Mallesons Stephen Jaques Leichardt Council: Pike Pike & Fenwick