NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Maurice Tarabay v Licha Bechara & Ors [2010] NSWSC 202
HEARING DATE(S) : 15/03/10, 16/03/10
JUDGMENT DATE : 23 March 2010
JURISDICTION : Equity
JUDGMENT OF : Windeyer AJ at 1
DECISION : See paragraph 39 of the judgment.
CATCHWORDS : COSTS - whether costs incurred without reasonable cause - whether solicitor for plaintiff to indemnify successful defendants. LEGAL PRACTITIONERS - statutory power to order costs against practitioner - prospects to be fairly arguable - costs order discretionary - Civil Procedure Act 2005, sections 99(1)(b) and 99(2)(c).
Civil Procedure Act 2005 Corporations Act 2001 LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Trade Practices Act 1974
CATEGORY : Procedural and other rulings
Degiorgio v Dunn (No.2) (2005) 62 NSWLR 284 Ideal Waterproofing Pty Ltd v Buildcorp Australia Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 155 CASES CITED : Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300 Ridehalgh v Horsefield [1994] Ch 205 Whyked Pty Ltd v Yahoo! 7 Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 477
PARTIES : Plaintiff/Respondent-Maurice Tarabay Defendants/Claimants-Licha Bechara & Ors
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2005/271046
COUNSEL : Plaintiff/Respondent-DR Pritchard SC (23rd Respondent) Defendants/Claimants-P Bates
SOLICITORS : Plaintiff/Respondent-Andrew Murray, DLA Phillips Fox (23rd Respondent) Defendants/Claimants-Maria Bechara, Bechara & Company
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION TECHNOLOGY & CONSTRUCTION LIST
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