Woodhouse v Thalis (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 110

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Woodhouse v Thalis (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 110 Hearing dates: Written submissions Date of orders: 19 February 2018 Decision date: 19 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Bellew J Decision: (1) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS – Whether costs should follow the event – No point of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Windsurfing International Inc v Petit (1987) AIPC-90-441 Woodhouse v Thalis [2017] NSWSC 1725 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Andrew Lance Woodhouse (Plaintiff) Philip Thalis (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: In person (Plaintiff) S Blanks (solicitor) (Defendant)

Solicitors: In person (Plaintiff) SBA Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/213057 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Citation: [2017] NSWCATAD 260 Date of Decision: 17 May 2017 Before: M Craig QC; R Titterton; B Thomson File Number(s): 2016/00378839, 2016/001620279

Judgment 1. In these proceedings I delivered judgment on 15 December 2017 refusing an application brought by the plaintiff to extend the time in which to appeal against a decision of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal: Woodhouse v Thalis [2017] NSWSC 1725. On that occasion I gave the parties the opportunity to provide written submissions as to costs in the event that no agreement could be reached. 2. This judgment deals with that issue.