Boland v Dillon; Cush v Dillon [2015] NSWCA 183

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Boland v Dillon; Cush v Dillon [2015] NSWCA 183 Hearing dates: 12 March 2015 Date of orders: 02 July 2015 Decision date: 02 July 2015 Before: McColl JA [1] Gleeson JA [16] Bergin CJ in Eq [22] Decision: (1) In matter 2009/298338 the Notice of Motion is dismissed, with costs; (2) In matter 2009/298211 the Amended Notice of Motion is dismissed, with costs. Catchwords: ORDERS – ENFORCEMENT – Where costs orders made in appeal in 2010 in which re-trial on limited issue ordered – where appeal from orders dismissed in High Court – where outcome of re-trial favourable to parties against whom costs orders were made – whether party in whose favour costs orders were made should be prohibited from enforcing them Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Defamation Act 1974 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Australian Beverage Distributors Pty Ltd v Evans & Tate Premium Wines Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 57; (2007) 69 NSWLR 374 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2008] NSWCA 243 Burrell v The Queen [2008] HCA 34; (2008) 238 CLR 218 Cush v Dillon; Boland v Dillon [2009] NSWDC 21 Cush v Dillon; Boland v Dillon [2011] HCA 30; (2011) 243 CLR 298 Cush v Dillon; Boland v Dillon (District Court (NSW), Charteris SC DCJ, 19 April 2013, unrep) Cush v Dillon; Boland v Dillon (District Court (NSW), Charteris SC DCJ, 3 September 2013, unrep) Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Meredith (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 133; (2008) 75 NSWLR 462 De L v Director-General, Department of Community Services (NSW) (No 2) [1997] HCA 14; (1997) 190 CLR 207 Dillon v Boland; Dillon v Cush [2012] NSWCA 364 Dillon v Cush; Dillon v Boland [2010] NSWCA 165 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1 Forge & Ors v Australian Securities & Investments Commission [No 2] [2007] NSWCA 42; (2007) 69 NSWLR 575 Grace v Thomas Street Café Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 72 Kelly v Mina [2014] NSWCA 9 Kounnas v Citywide Civil Engineering Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 287 Permewan Wright Consolidated Pty Ltd v Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales on the relation of Franklins' Stores Pty Ltd (1978) 35 NSWLR 365 R v Marks; Ex parte Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders Labourers' Federation [1981] HCA 33; (1981) 147 CLR 471 Re Inchcape (Earl of); Craigmyle v Inchcape [1942] Ch 394 Sakr v Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Limited [2000] NSWCA 266 Shedden v Patrick (1854) 1 Macq 535, HL, 590 Wishart v Fraser [1941] HCA 8; (1941) 64 CLR 470 Thiess Pty Ltd and Hochtief AG v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] NSWCA 252; (2010) NSWLR 94 Texts Cited: K R Handley, Spencer Bower and Handley Res Judicata (4th ed 2009, LexisNexis) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Amanda Cush (First Applicant) Leslie Francis Boland (Second Applicant) Meryl Lurline Dillon (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: T Alexis SC/R Hardcastle (Applicants) MJ Lewis/BA Mee (Respondent) Solicitors: Cole & Butler (Applicants) Banki Haddock & Fiora (Respondent) File Number(s): CA 2009/298338 CA 2009/298211 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under review Court or tribunal: Court of Appeal Citation: [2010] NSWCA 165 Date of Decision: 15 July 2010 Before: Allsop ACJ, Tobias JA, Bergin CJ in Eq File Number(s): 40173/2009 40174/2009