Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 22

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 22 Hearing dates: 19 December 2017, 29 January 2018 Date of orders: 30 January 2018 Decision date: 30 January 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: Specific gross sum costs order made. Directions given for the conduct of the balance of the proceedings. Catchwords: COSTS – specific gross sum costs order – Civil Procedure Act, s 98(4)(c) – whether a costs assessment would protract proceedings – whether a specific gross sum costs order should be made. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 98(4)(c), 101 Supreme Court Rules 1970, Part 52, Rule 6(2)(c) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No. 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Edgar & Walker v Mead (1916) 23 CLR 29 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales & Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 Hancock v Rinehart [2015] NSWSC 1640 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Harvey v Barton (No. 4) [2015] NSWSC 809 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd and Others; Pham v Sebie [2017] NSWSC 1509 Pham v Sebie [2015] NSWSC 745 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 446 Pham v Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 583 Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No. 4) [2013] NSWSC 811 Silva v Czarnikow Limited [1960] 1 Lloyd's Rep 319 Uber BV & Anor v Howarth (No. 2) [2017] NSWSC 889 Willmott v Barber (1881) 17 Ch D 772 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No. 2) [2014] NSWCA 99 Category: Costs Parties: In proceedings 2015/325044: First plaintiff: Andy Vuong Duc Pham Second plaintiff: Thi Huong Giang Pham First defendant: Enterprise ICT Pty Ltd Second defendant: Nadine Musabwasoni Third defendant: Robert Sebie