NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Stefanoff v Ward [2015] NSWSC 350 Hearing dates: 18 March 2015 Date of orders: 18 March 2015 Decision date: 18 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1)The summons commencing an appeal filed 24 September 2014 and the proceedings are dismissed; (2)Order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs on the usual basis, up to and including 17 November 2014; (3)Order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs on an indemnity basis after 17 November 2014. Catchwords: APPEAL – leave to appeal decision of Costs Assessor – application made five years after decision of Costs Assessor – no explanation for delay – summons commencing appeal dismissed – proceedings dismissed - whether costs on usual or indemnity basis – no question of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Legal Profession Act 1987 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Not Applicable Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Costs Parties: Koste Stefanoff (P) Warwick Robert Ward (D) Representation: Counsel: B Lloyd (P) In person (D)
Solicitors: O'Neill Partners (P) Self-Represented (D) File Number(s): 2014/280796 Publication restriction: Not Applicable
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ex tempore Judgment 1. This is a judgment which deals with an application for costs.
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