Gilles v La Rosa (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 297

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Gilles v La Rosa (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 297 Hearing dates: 4 December 2018 Decision date: 04 December 2018 Before: Basten JA; Macfarlan JA Decision: (1) Dismiss the summons seeking leave to appeal from the costs order made in the Equity Division.

(2) Order that the applicant pay the respondents' costs fixed in the sum of $15,000.

(3) Otherwise dismiss the respondents' motion filed 14 September 2018. Catchwords: APPEAL – costs – application for leave to appeal – costs order in proceedings otherwise disposed of by consent – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 21, 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Carolan v AMF Bowling Pty Ltd [1995] NSWCA 69 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Lee v NSW Crime Commission [2012] NSWCA 262; (2012) 224 A Crim R 94 Nichols v NFS Agribusiness Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 84 Re Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (Cth); Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Joseph John Gilles (First Applicant) Gregory George Eliades (Second Applicant) Rosa La Rosa as Executor of the Estate of the late Giovanni La Rosa (First Respondent) Rosa La Rosa (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: L T Fermanis (Applicants) M Castle / A D Bailey (Respondents)