Maria Saravinovksa v Krste (Chris) Saravinovski; Chris Saravinovski v George Saravinovski (No 7) [2016] NSWSC 1261

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Maria Saravinovksa v Krste (Chris) Saravinovski; Chris Saravinovski v George Saravinovski (No 7) [2016] NSWSC 1261 Hearing dates: 7 September 2016 Date of orders: 07 September 2016 Decision date: 13 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Kunc J Decision: Chris to pay 75% of Maria and George's costs; stay refused Catchwords: COSTS – Departing from general rule – Global costs order where multiple actions heard together with different measures of success but overall interests of parties clear

COSTS – Interest on costs – Interest ordered at rate of interest paid on litigation loan from date costs paid - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 101(4) and (5)

REAL PROPERTY – Tenancy in common created pursuant to property relationships application – Whether usual principles in relation to appointment of trustees for sale apply - Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G

PRACTICE – Stay of proceedings – Pending appeal – Necessity for formulated grounds of appeal where first instance judgment substantially based on credit findings and application of discretion Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Civil Procedure Regulation 2012 (NSW) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Hawkesbury District Health Service Ltd v Chaker (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 30 House v R [1936] HCA 40; 55 CLR 499 Kalifair Pty Ltd v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 737 Maria Saravinovksa v Krste (Chris) Saravinovski; Chris Saravinovski v George Saravinovski (No 6) [2016] NSWSC 964 Tzaneros Investments Pty Ltd v Walker Group Constructions Pty Ltd (No 3) [2016] NSWSC 526 Category: Costs Parties: 2011/361081 Maria Saravinovska (Plaintiff) Krste (Chris) Saravinovski (Defendant)