Habib v Radio 2UE Pty Ltd [2011] NSWDC 52

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Habib v Radio 2UE Pty Ltd [2011] NSWDC 52 Hearing dates: 30 May 2011 Decision date: 16 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) The plaintiff's application for the costs of 7 and 23 March and 16 April 2008 to be assessed forthwith refused with costs. Catchwords: COSTS - application for costs of motion to be assessed forthwith Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56 and 58 Defamation Act 1974 (NSW), ss 7A and 48A Federal Court Rules, O 62 r 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules2005 (NSW), Pt 42 r 42.7 Cases Cited: Aktas v Westpac Banking Corp Ltd (No 2) (2010) 241 CLR 570; [2010] HCA 47 All Services Australia Pty Ltd v Telstra (2001) 171 ALR 330 Brasington v Overton Investments Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 571 Courtney v Medtel Pty Ltd (No 3) [2004] FCA 347 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 432 Griffith v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 142 Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2007] HCA Trans 802 (14 December 2007) Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2010] NSWCA 291 Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 14 Habib v Radio 2UE Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 231 Habib v Radio Sydney 2UE Pty Ltd [2010] NSWDC 244 Hale v Hale (No 2) FAMCAFMC 873 Irish v Michelle [2009] FAMCA 66 Johnson v Department of Community Services (No 2) [1999] NSWSC 1251 Lee v Keddie [2011] NSWCA 2 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Palace Films Pty Ltd v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 962 Prebble v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Supreme Court of NSW, Levine J, 11 July 1997) Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd v Habib [2010] HCATrans 98 Ritter v Godfrey [1920] 2 KB 47 Wagstaff v Keramianakis [2006] NSWCA 137 Wentworth v Wentworth (New South Wales Court of Appeal, 21 February 1996) Wentworth v Wentworth (Young J, Supreme Court of NSW, 12 December 1994) Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: Mamdouh Habib First Defendant: Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd Second Defendant: Macquarie Radio Network Pty Ltd Representation: Plaintiff: Mr R Rasmussen Defendants: Ms G Rubagotti Plaintiff: Demir Legal Defendants: Banki Haddock Fiora File Number(s): 2006/294377