Dickens v State of New South Wales & Ors (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 14

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dickens v State of New South Wales & Ors (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 14 Hearing dates: 3 November 2017 and 1 December 2017 Date of orders: 01 February 2018 Decision date: 01 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Fagan J Decision: Costs payable by the plaintiff to the second and third defendants following dismissal of proceedings assessed pursuant to section 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) in the gross sums of $29,000 and $60,000 respectively. Catchwords: COSTS – gross sum assessment – unrepresented and impecunious costs debtor – simple proceedings – relevance of procedural history to exercise of discretion to order gross sum assessment. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Auspone Ltd v Australian Newsprint Mills Limited [1999] FCA 673 Australasian Performing Rights Association Limited v Marlin [1999] FCA 1006 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Chaina v Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust (No 26) [2014] NSWSC 1009 Dickens v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWSC 1173 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Hunter Area Health Service & Anor v Presland (2005) 63 NSWLR 22; [2005] NSWCA 33 Keen v Telstra Corporation Limited (No 2) [2006] FCA 930 Leary v Leary [1987] 1 All ER 261 Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 811 Wakim v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWSC 1492 Category: Costs Parties: Mr Dickens (plaintiff) State of New South Wales (first defendant) Nicola Mary Adams (second defendant) Paddy James Moylan (third defendant) Representation: Mr Dickens (plaintiff, in person)