Bruce Maples v Siteberg [2012] NSWSC 435

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bruce Maples v Siteberg [2012] NSWSC 435 Hearing dates: 30/04/12 Decision date: 30 April 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: McDougall J Decision: Application for stay dismissed with costs Catchwords: PROCEDURE - civil - interlocutory issues - stay of proceedings - whether defendant entitled to stay of proceedings pursuant to UCPR r 12.10; s 67 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW); or the Court's inherent power pending costs orders paid in other proceedings on basis of unpaid costs in other proceedings. Cases Cited: Bowen v Hickey (1958) 78 WN (NSW) 820 CGU Insurance Limited v Watson [2007] NSWCA 301 Dunbee Limited v Gilman & Co (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [1969] 1 NSWR 406 Martin v Earl Beauchamp (1883) 25 Ch Div 12 Rice v Henley (1915) 32 WN (NSW) 54 Siteberg v Maples [2010] NSWSC 1344 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Bruce John Maples (Plaintiff) Siteberg Pty Limited (ACN 052 317 414) (First Defendant) John Abrar Tenish (Second Defendant) Sevim Tenish (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T G Feerick (Solicitor) (Plaintiff) S A Benson (First Defendant) Solicitors: Frontier Law Group (Plaintiff) Crisp Legal (First, Second and Third Defendants) File Number(s): 2011/180205

Judgment 1HIS HONOUR: The first defendant (Siteberg) moves for an order that the proceedings be stayed until the plaintiff (Mr Maples) pays costs that have been ordered to be paid by him, and have been assessed, in other proceedings.