Altaranesi v Sydney Local Health District [2012] NSWDC 90

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Altaranesi v Sydney Local Health District [2012] NSWDC 90 Hearing dates: 14 June 2012 Decision date: 18 June 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Summons dismissed. (2) The plaintiff/applicant pay the defendant/respondent's costs. Catchwords: COSTS - application for leave to appeal under s 385 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) from assessment of costs of proceedings in the Court of Appeal - whether the District Court has jurisdiction under s 385(2) - whether the appeal can be brought alternatively under s 384 - whether leave to appeal under s 385 should be granted - application dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), ss 384, 385 and 387 Cases Cited: Altaranesi v Industrial Relations Commission [2011] NSWCA 278 Chapmans Ltd v Yandell [1999] NSWCA 361 CSR Ltd v Eddy [2008] 70 NSWLR 725 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2001) 205 CLR 337 Johnson v Madden [2000] NSWSC 463 Legal Employment Consulting and Training Pty Ltd v Patterson [2009] NSWDC 357 Legal Employment Consulting and Training Pty Ltd v Patterson [2010] NSWSC 130 Levy v Bergseng [2008] NSWSC 294 Madden v New South Wales IMC [1999] NSWSC 196 McCausland v Surfing Hardware International Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] NSWDC 222 Pasupati v Okill [2011] NSWSC 1383 R v Gough [1993] AC 646 (HL) Wentworth v Rogers (2006) 66 NSWLR 474; [2006] NSWCA 145 Texts Cited: Grant Hammond, Judicial Recusal: Principles, Process and Problems (Hart Publishing, 2009) Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: Tareq Altaranesi Defendant: Sydney Local Health District Representation: Plaintiff: In person Defendant: Mr E Chrysostomou Plaintiff: In person Defendant: In person File Number(s): 2012/91497 Publication restriction: None