Matar v Jones (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 336

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Matar v Jones (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 336 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 08 November 2011 Before: Beazley JA at [1] Giles JA at [2] Macfarlan JA at [3] Decision: (1) Judgment and costs orders in the District Court set aside. (2) Judgment for the appellant against the respondent in the sum of $275,273. (3) No order as to the costs of the District Court proceedings. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: COSTS - costs of appeal - no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Category: Costs Parties: Ezat Ahmed Matar (Appellant) Renee Jones (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B Gross QC/T J Boyd (Appellant) G J Bellew SC/N Ghabar (Respondent) Solicitors: Lough Wells Duncan (Appellant) Dibbs Barker (Respondent) File Number(s): CA 2009/339874 Decision under appeal Citation: Matar v Jones Date of Decision: 2010-05-04 00:00:00 Before: Delaney DCJ File Number(s): DC 19/09