Demlakian v Vilkev Pty Limited [2012] NSWDC 234

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Demlakian v Vilkev Pty Limited [2012] NSWDC 234 Hearing dates: 29 November 2012 Decision date: 29 November 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Appeal allowed in part. (2) Each party pay his or its own costs. Catchwords: COSTS - Appeal from CTTT costs order in favour of litigant in person - nature and extent of costs which can be claimed by litigants in person - appeal allowed in part Legislation Cited: Consumer, Trade & Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 (NSW), ss 36(5), 53 and 67(3)(a) Consumer, Trade & Tenancy Tribunal Regulation 2009 (NSW), cl 20(4) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd t/as Home Owners Warranty (2010) 241 CLR 390 Patel v Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal (NSW) and Malaysian Airlines Australia [2011] NSWDC 4 Thomas v Hills Motorsport (Motor Vehicle) [2010] NSWCTTT 296 Tsu v Nemeth [2012] NSWCA 29 Williams v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2012] NSWSC 1022 Texts Cited: - Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Josie Demlakian Defendant: Vilkev Pty Limited Representation: Plaintiff: Mr N W Eastman Defendant: Mr K Weston (in person) Plaintiff: Malcolm John Wright Lawyer Defendant: Mr K Weston (in person) File Number(s): 2012/276823 Publication restriction: None