John Murden v Emilio Calandra [2015] NSWSC 424

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: John Murden v Emilio Calandra [2015] NSWSC 424 Hearing dates: 12 November 2014 Date of orders: 17 April 2015 Decision date: 17 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: RS Hulme AJ Decision: 1. The appeal is allowed.

2. The judgment and orders of Magistrate Pierce made on 22 October 2002 in Local Court proceedings 2013/13352 be set aside.

3. The Notice of Motion dated 15 May 2013 and filed in the Local Court proceedings on behalf of Emilio and Jeanelle Calandra be dismissed.

4. Emilio and Jeanelle Calandra to pay Mr Murden's costs of and incidental to that Notice of Motion and the hearing thereof in the Local Court.

5. Emilio and Jeanelle Calandra to pay Mr Murden's costs of and incidental to the proceedings in this Court. Catchwords: PRACTICE – costs – cost assessor's certificate of determination – consequences of filing – magistrate has no power to set aside - appeal from local court Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 1987 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Coshott v Barry [2012] NSWSC 850 Doyle v Hall Chadwick [2007] NSWCA 159 Frumar v The Owners of Strata Plan 36957 [2010] NSWCA 172 Weber v Aquaqueen International Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1181 Category: Principal judgment Parties: John Murden (Plaintiff) Emilio Calandra (First Defendant) Jeanelle Calandra (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Toomey QC, P Glissan (Plaintiff) PCB Semmler QC, S Tzouganatos (First and Second Defendants)