Gray v Richards (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 1714

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gray v Richards (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 1714 Hearing dates: 7 December 2017 Date of orders: 08 December 2017 Decision date: 08 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: McCallum J Decision: Application for interest on costs allowed Catchwords: COSTS – application for interest on costs – application made after appeals to Court of Appeal and High Court – whether first instance court is functus officio – where costs order at first instance set aside by Court of Appeal and Court of Appeal's order subsequently set aside by High Court – whether first instance court has authority under s 101(4) to order interest on costs on the strength of High Court's order – whether application should be refused on grounds of alleged delay Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56(2), 98(3), 101(4) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 37 Uniform Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), r 36.16 Cases Cited: Grace v Grace (No 9) [2014] NSWSC 1239 Gray v Richards (No 2) [2014] HCA 47 Gray v Richards (2011) 59 MVR 85; [2011] NSWSC 877 Gray v Richards (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1502 Gray v Richards (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 344 Nicol v Allyacht Spars Pty Ltd [No 2] (1988) 165 CLR 306; [1988] HCA 48 Peacock v Osborne (1907) 4 CLR 1564 Richards v Gray (2013) 66 MVR 16; [2013] NSWCA 402 Richards v Gray (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 83 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Thynne v Thynne [1955] P 272 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 227 Category: Costs Parties: Rhiannon Leigh Gray by her Tutor Kathleen Anne Gray (plaintiff) Corey Edward Richards (defendant) Representation: Counsel: ML Brabazon SC, A Bailey (plaintiff) M Castle (defendant)