Malouf v Prince (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 51

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Malouf v Prince (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 51

HEARING DATE(S): 12 February 2010

JUDGMENT DATE: 23 March 2010

JUDGMENT OF: McColl JA at 1; Macfarlan JA at 1; Nicholas J at 1

DECISION: 1 Dismiss the applicant's original and amended notices of motion with costs. 2 Respondent to pay the costs of the application for leave to file the notice of motion dated 12 February 2010.

CATCHWORDS: PROCEDURE – application to set aside or vary orders filed within 14-day time limit prescribed by rules – amended application seeking more extensive orders filed outside 14-day limit – whether Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), 36.16 confers power to entertain amended application - PROCEDURE – powers of Court – whether s 14, Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) confers power to dispense with requirements of Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), 36.16 - PROCEDURE – whether costs order should be varied

LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Bailey v Marinoff [1971] HCA 49; 125 CLR 529 Bennette v Cohen (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 162 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Meredith (No. 2) [2008] NSWCA 133 FS Architects Pty Ltd v Rockcote Enterprises Pty Ltd; FS Architects Pty Ltd v Carelli [2009] HCASL 52 Hancock v Arnold; Dodd v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Ltd v SST Consulting Pty Ltd; Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Ltd v Rickard Constructions Pty Ltd (subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) [2009] HCA 43; (2009) 239 CLR 75 CASES CITED: Malouf v Prince [2008] NSWCA 15 Malouf v Prince [2009] NSWCA 159 Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd v J Aron Corp [2007] NSWCA 195; (2007) 70 NSWLR 411 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Refrigerated Roadways Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 336 Rockcote Enterprises Pty Ltd v FS Architects Pty Ltd (No 2); Carelli v FS Architects Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 205 Spina v Permanent Custodians Limited (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 419