NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Metsikas v Quirk [2010] NSWSC 756
HEARING DATE(S) : 1 February 2010 JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 1 February 2010
DECISION : Grant leave to plaintiff to discontinue proceedings. Order plaintiff to pay defendants' costs
CATCHWORDS : COSTS – discontinuance – general rule – whether to depart from ordinary rule – where defendant unjustly enriched
(NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 42.19 LEGISLATION CITED : (NSW) Bankruptcy Act 1924, s 63 (CTH) Bankruptcy Act 1966, s 116(2)
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Australiawide Airlines Limited v Aspirion Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 365 Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 32 Cox v Journeaux (No 2) (1935) 52 CLR 713 David Securities v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1992) 175 CLR 353 CASES CITED : Faulkner v Bluett (1981) 52 FLR 115 Gould v Day [2002] NSWSC 492 Lipkin Gorman (a firm) v Karpnale Limited; [1991] 2 AC 548 Strang v Owens (1925) 42 WN (NSW) 183 Wilson v United Counties Bank Ltd [1920] AC 102
Stella Metsikas (plaintiff) PARTIES : Wayne John Quirk (first defendant) Anna Quirk (second defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 09/287884
COUNSEL : Mr G Curtin (for Kathmath Lawyers) Mr R Newell (defendants)
SOLICITORS : Kalmath Lawyers (plaintiff) L C Muriniti & Associates (defendants)
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