Goldsmith v Ghosh [2015] NSWSC 1758

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Goldsmith v Ghosh [2015] NSWSC 1758 Hearing dates: 20 November 2015 Date of orders: 27 November 2015 Decision date: 27 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: That the plaintiff have leave to discontinue the proceedings on terms that he pays the defendant's costs specified as the gross sum of $15,000. Catchwords: COSTS – where defendant opposes plaintiff filing notice of discontinuance with no order as to costs – whether plaintiff should have leave – assessment of appropriate gross sum costs order Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-60; 98 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 12.1, 42.19 Cases Cited: Allan v The Migration Institute of Australia Ltd [2012] NSWSC 965 Australian Securities Commission v Aust-Home Investments Ltd (1993) 44 FCR 194; 116 ALR 523 Australian Securities Commission v Berona Investments Pty Ltd (1995) 18 ACSR 772 Coleman v City of Melville (Supreme Court (WA), Scott J, 22 September 1994, unrep) Compadres Australia Pty Ltd v Waterfront Place No 2 Pty Ltd (Supreme Court (Qld), MacKenzie J, 15 August 1995, unrep) Goldsmith v Ghosh [2015] NSWSC 631 Inprint Ltd v K & D Media Pty Ltd (Administrator Appointed) (Federal Court of Australia, Einfeld J, 22 December 1995, unrep) Kolbach Securities Ltd v Epoch Mining NL (1987) 8 NSWLR 533 Re the Minister for Immigration and Ethic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; Ex parte Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6; 186 CLR 622 Seventh Mingcourt Pty Ltd v The Honourable Carmen Lawrence (Federal Court of Australia, Branson J, 1 August 1996, unrep) Category: Costs Parties: Barrie Goldsmith (plaintiff) Ratna Ghosh (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff in person W Soon (defendant)