Leung v Alexakis (No 2) [2018] NSWCATAP 78

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Leung v Alexakis (No 2) [2018] NSWCATAP 78 Hearing dates: 21 July 2017 Date of orders: 29 March 2018 Decision date: 29 March 2018 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: M Harrowell, Principal Member G Walker, Senior Member Decision: 1. A hearing of the costs application of the respondent is dispensed with pursuant to s 50 (2) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act, 2013.

2. The time for the respondent to lodge an application for costs is extended to 22 January 2018.

3. The appellants are to pay seventy five per cent (75%) of the respondent's costs of the appeal, such cost to be as agreed or assessed under the relevant legal costs legislation. Catchwords: COSTS- discretion to award costs. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: Thompson v Chapman [2016] NSWCATAP 6 Category: Costs Parties: Appellant: Wilfred Leung and Sio Hung Lo Respondent: Angela Alexakis Representation: On the papers

Solicitors: Snelgroves (Appellants) Mavrakis & Associates Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): AP 17/19544 Publication restriction: Unrestricted Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: Not applicable Date of Decision: 31 March 2017 Before: C Paull, Senior Member File Number(s): HB 15/38098