Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No. 4) [2013] NSWSC 811

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No. 4) [2013] NSWSC 811 Hearing dates: 5 April 2013 Decision date: 21 June 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: Order that the plaintiff pay the defendant a specified gross sum of $294,226.36 instead of assessed costs Catchwords: COSTS - claim for a specified gross sum instead of assessed costs under Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 98(4)(c) - unsuccessful plaintiff ordered to pay defendant's costs - plaintiff unlikely to be able to pay assessed costs - whether a specified gross sum order under s 98(4)(c) is appropriate. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 98(4)(c) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 s 20 Cases Cited: Australasian Performing Rights Assoc Ltd v Marlin [1999] FCA 1006 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1995) 57 FCR 119 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213 Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No. 3) [2013] NSWSC 351 Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond [2012] NSWSC 675 Starr-Diamond v Diamond [2013] NSWCA 7. Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1650 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff:- Simone Starr-Diamond Defendant:- Talus Diamond Representation: Counsel: Defendant: Solicitors: Defendant:- S. Hodges File Number(s): 2008/278342