Kessly v Benjamin & Khoury Pty Limited [2018] NSWDC 369

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kessly v Benjamin & Khoury Pty Limited [2018] NSWDC 369 Hearing dates: 2 August and 14 November 2018 Date of orders: 16 November 2018 Decision date: 16 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Summons dismissed. (2) Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: COSTS — costs assessment — determination — review/appeal – extension of time to appeal – delay – reasons for delay – whether appeal reasonably arguable – prejudice - discretion Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), s 309, s 317, s 375, s 382, s 384, s 385 Legal Profession Regulation 2005 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act, sch 2, cl 2 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), sch 4, cl 18 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 50.3, r 50.12 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Re; Ex parte Lam (2003) 214 CLR 1; [2003] HCA 6 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Evangelina Kessly – plaintiff Benjamin & Khoury Pty Limited ACN 104057043 - defendant Representation: Counsel: Mr C P Carter – plaintiff Mr M K Rollinson - defendant

Solicitors: Vaikom Law – plaintiff Benjamin & Khoury - defendant File Number(s): 2018/129909 Publication restriction: None Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Costs Review Panel Jurisdiction: Civil Date of Decision: 22 November 2016 Before: John Anthony Levingston and Frances A Hutley File Number(s): 2015/341059