Ludon Investments No 7 Pty Ltd v Barton [2009] NSWSC 1179

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ludon Investments No 7 Pty Ltd v Barton [2009] NSWSC 1179

HEARING DATE(S) : 2 November 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 6 November 2009

JUDGMENT OF : Hoeben J

I grant leave to Ludon under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rule 12.1(1)(b) to file in Court a notice of discontinuance in respect of these proceedings. DECISION : I order Ludon to pay Barton's costs of this appeal as agreed or assessed up to and including 18 September 2009. I order Ludon to pay Barton's costs of the appeal and of this application from 19 September 2009 on an indemnity basis.

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - Appeal from decision of Local Court upholding challenge to retainer of solicitors - leave granted to plaintiff to file Notice of Discontinuance - authorisation of retainer of solicitors obtained between decision in Local Court and hearing of appeal - consideration of operation of UCPR 42.19 - appeal having no prospect of success - authorisation of appointment of solicitors should have been obtained before hearing in Local Court.

LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules

CATEGORY : Consequential orders

Apollo Shower Screens Pty Ltd v Building & Construction Industry Long Service Payments Corporation (1985) 1 NSWLR 561 Australiawide Airlines Limited v Aspirion Pty Limited [2006] NSWCA 365 Bitannia Pty Limited v Parkline Constructions Pty Limited [2009] NSWCA 32 CASES CITED : Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Fordyce v Fordham [2006] NSWCA 274 Prodromos Anastasi Foukkare v Angreb Pty Limited [2006] NSWCA 335 Hawksford v Hawksford [2005] NSWSC 463