Rodi v Gelonesi [2016] NSWCA 348

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rodi v Gelonesi [2016] NSWCA 348 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 13 December 2016 Decision date: 13 December 2016 Before: Meagher JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; Payne JA at [3]. Decision: Dismiss the amended notice of motion filed on 8 November 2016 with costs. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – variation of costs order – application for leave to appeal in 2012 – leave refused with costs – application in 2016 under Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 36.16 for personal costs order against solicitor who acted for unsuccessful party – whether 14-day time limit in sub-r (3A) precluded application – whether application for variation of orders

COSTS – whether to make personal costs order under ss 98 or 99 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – discretionary factors – delay Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 98, 99 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 135 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 36.11, 36.16 Cases Cited: Australian Hardboards Ltd v Hudson Investment Group Ltd (2007) 70 NSWLR 201; [2007] NSWCA 104 Bartlett v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 142 Caboolture Park Shopping Centre P/L (In Liquidation) and White Industries (QLD) P/L v Flower & Hart (A Firm) (1993) 117 ALR 253 Hancock v Arnold; Dodd v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300; [2005] NSWCA 153 Road and Traffic Authority of NSW v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Rodi v Gelonesi [2012] NSWCA 424 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Xabregas v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 79205; Moallem v Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal & Ors (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1027 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Dominic Rodi (first appellant) Forest Way Fruit Stall Pty Ltd (second appellant) Bruno Gelonesi (first respondent / applicant on the motion) Leonardo Carlo Muriniti (respondent on the motion) Representation: Counsel: - Appellants not participating - R M Jefferis (16 June 2016 submissions) / M Wright (8 November and 1 December 2016 submissions) (applicant on the motion) - D A Lloyd (respondent on the motion)