Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Khoury; Khoury v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWSC 691

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Khoury; Khoury v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2014] NSWSC 691 Hearing dates: 20 June 2014 Decision date: 20 June 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: The costs of directions hearings of 2 May 2014, 16 May 2014 and 20 June 2014 to be borne by the Khourys Catchwords: COSTS - failure by mortgagors to sign confidentiality document regarding certain discovered documents - failure by mortgagors to decide if they wished to apply to adduce expert evidence - wasted directions hearings Category: Costs Parties: Comonwealth Bank of Australia v Khoury: Commonwealth Bank of Australia trading as Bankwest (First Plaintiff) Robert Moodie in his capacity as receiver and manager of the property (Second Plaintiff) Melissa Lau in her capacity as receiver and manager of the property (Third Plaintiff) Elie Elias Khoury (First Defendant) Norma Khoury (also known as Norma Therese Khoury) (Second Defendant)

Khoury v Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Elie Elias Khoury (First Plaintiff) Norma Khoury (also known as Norma Therese Khoury) (Second Plaintiff) Commonwealth Bank of Australia trading as Bankwest (First Defendant) Robert Moodie in his capacity as receiver and manager of the property (Second Defendant) Melissa Lau in her capacity as receiver and manager of the property (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Spain (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) No Appearances (Elie Elias Khoury & Norma Khoury (also known as Norma Therese Khoury)) Solicitors: Gadens Lawyers (Commonwealth Bank of Australia) Alexander Lee & Associates (Elie Elias Khoury & Norma Khoury (also known as Norma Therese Khoury)) File Number(s): 2013/107636 & 2013/107019