Sydney Ferries v Morton (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 238

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Sydney Ferries v Morton (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 238

HEARING DATE(S): On papers

JUDGMENT DATE: 15 September 2010

JUDGMENT OF: Allsop P at 1; Basten JA at 2; Campbell JA at 7

DECISION: Appellant's Notice of Motion filed 20 July 2010 dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: PROCEDURE - costs - application to have costs order set aside and varied under UCPR 36.16 - relevant principles for the award of costs - general rule that costs follow the event - insufficient basis for departing from general rule where appellant failed to disturb any significant aspect of the orders made in the court below

LEGISLATION CITED: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY: Consequential orders

Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (1986) ATPR 40-748 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 CASES CITED: Monie v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 15 Morton v Sydney Ferries Corporation [2009] NSWSC 341 Roads and Traffic Authority v McGregor (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 453 Rockdale City Council v Micro Developments Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 128 Sydney Ferries v Morton [2010] NSWCA 156 Turkmani v Visvalingam (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 279

Sydney Ferries (Appellant) PARTIES: Stephen James Morton (First Respondent) Transport Appeal Board (Second Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 2009/298457

AR Moses SC; Y Shariff (Appellant) COUNSEL: D Cowan SC; DD Knoll (First Respondent) Submitting appearance (Second Respondent)