Arman v Harbour Radio Pty Limited; Whiting v Harbour Radio Pty Limited [2018] NSWDC 321

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Arman v Harbour Radio Pty Limited; Whiting v Harbour Radio Pty Limited [2018] NSWDC 321 Hearing dates: 18 October 2018 Date of orders: 25 October 2018 Decision date: 25 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Plaintiffs' notice of motion filed on 24 September 2018 granted; time for compliance with the self-executing order of 30 August 2018 is extended to 19 September 2018. (2) The costs of the applications are to be borne by the solicitor for the plaintiffs, Mr Simon Campbell Maxwell of Sanford Legal, with liberty to apply within 14 days to vary this order or to seek to set it aside. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – failure to comply with self-executing order – whether application under UCPR r 36.16 brought within time – whether time runs from the date of the order not complied with or from the time of non-compliance – whether order in its present form entitled the defendant to judgment and costs or an additional order was necessary – whether any further order was judicial or administrative – whether any further order could be subject to a further application under UCPR r 36.16 – time could be extended in relation to any future order for judgment and costs, if brought – COSTS – repeated failures to comply with timetables – solicitor for clients in default personally liable for costs of the application Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56 – 62 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 121 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Pt 2 r 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 1.12, 36.11, 36.15 and 36.16 Cases Cited: Abbott v O'Donnell [2000] NSWSC 965 ACN 092675164 (in liquidation) v National Builders Group Pty Ltd [2014] VSC 530 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 Coren v Master Builders Association of New South Wales Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 244 Cyril Smith & Associates Pty Ltd v Owners-Strata Plan No 64970 (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 245 Douglas v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 126 FAI General Insurance Co Ltd v Southern Cross Exploration NL (1988) 165 CLR 268 Katter v Melhem [2015] NSWCA 213 Mills v Futhem Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 252 Mohareb v Kelso [2017] NSWDC 208 Mohareb v Kelso (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 173 Nominal Defendant v Livaja [2011] NSWCA 121 O'Donnell v Abbott [2001] NSWCA 184 Paino v Hofbauer (1988) 13 NSWLR 193 Ridge Lane v Gadzhis [2007] VSC 212 at [39]; [2015] VSCA 260 Tarrant v Statewide Secured Investments Ltd [2011] NSWCA 248 Thunder Studios Inc (California) v Kazal (No 5) [2017] FCA 1572 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff in 2017/27005: Amy Arman Plaintiff in 2017/278166: Ashleigh Whiting Defendant: Harbour Radio Pty Limited Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs: Mr R Rasmussen Defendant: Ms L Barnett