Del Bosco v Outtrim [2008] NSWSC 105

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Del Bosco v Outtrim [2008] NSWSC 105

HEARING DATE(S) : 15/02/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 20 February 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J

DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - security for costs - appeal against order of Associate Judge that plaintiff provide security - proceedings under Property (Relationships) Act - plaintiff resident in USA - whether requirement for security will shut plaintiff out from pursuing claim - where on plaintiff's own evidence lawyers are acting on contingency basis - whether defendant responsible for depletion of plaintiff's assets - where plaintiff's financial resources came wholly from defendant's benefaction

Property (Relationships) Act 1984, s 20 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970, s 75A Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Rule 42.21(1)(a)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc [1981] HCA 39; (1981) 148 CLR 170 Buckley v Bennell (1974) 1 ALCR 301 House v R [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jazabas Pty Ltd v Haddad [2007] NSWCA 291 CASES CITED : Kenyon v Akeroyd [2007] VSCA 50 Magnate Projects Pty Ltd v Youma Constructions (No 2) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 331 National Institute for Truth Verification v Computer Voice Stress Analyser Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 736 Pioneer Park Pty Ltd v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2007] NSWCA 344 Tradestock Pty Ltd v TNT (Management) Pty Ltd (1977) 14 ALR 52 Westpac Banking Corporation v Abemond Pty Ltd (unreported, NSWSC, 3 November 1994)