Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd (No.2) [2018] NSWSC 1577

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd (No.2) [2018] NSWSC 1577 Hearing dates: 26 April 2018; 1 June 2018; Written Submissions 14 June 2018 Date of orders: 19 October 2018 Decision date: 19 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005, order that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings in the sum of $45,000. Catchwords: COSTS — specified gross sum costs order sought by defendant instead of assessed costs — Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4)(c) — where cost and delay of assessment would not be warranted — reasonable amount sought — gross sum costs order made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Auspine Ltd v Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd [1999] FCA 673; (1999) 93 FCR 1 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales & Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison & Anor v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2007] NSWSC 23 Leary v Leary [1987] 1 All ER 261 Mahmoud v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 722 Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 448 Savage v Australian Unity Fund Management Ltd [2011] NSWCA 270 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Madura Perera (P) Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd (D) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (P) R Mansted / J Burnett (D)