Dank v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1145

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dank v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1145 Hearing dates: 12 August 2016 Date of orders: 12 August 2016 Decision date: 12 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Defendant's application for security for costs dismissed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – application against individual plaintiff for security for costs – action for defamation – where plaintiff recently largely unsuccessful in similar action against different defendant – apparent impecuniosity – whether proceedings should be stayed pending payment of security for costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 67 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, r 42.21 Cases Cited: Bagnato v Bagnato [2011] NSWSC 1035 Byrnes v John Fairfax Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 251 Dank v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 295 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 664; 208 ALR 564 Hassoun v Wesfarmers General Insurance Limited t/a Lumley General [2015] NSWCA 33 Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Ltd v SST Consulting Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 43; 239 CLR 75 Phillips Electronics Australia Pty Ltd v Matthews [2002] NSWCA 157; 54 NSWLR 598 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Stephen Dank (plaintiff) Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff self-represented B McClintock SC, M Richardson (defendant)