The Owners - Strata Plan 87265 v Saaib [2019] NSWSC 289

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners - Strata Plan 87265 v Saaib [2019] NSWSC 289 Hearing dates: 8 March 2019 Decision date: 20 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Stevenson J Decision: First defendant's application for security for costs is dismissed with costs Catchwords: COSTS – security for costs – relevant factors – impecuniosity – delay – risk of stultification – plaintiff's impecuniosity attributable to the defendant's conduct

COSTS – security for costs – plaintiff strata corporation – liability of members Legislation Cited: Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Equity Investors, An Arizona Limited Partnership v Colliers International (NSW) Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 57 Australian Worldwide Pty Ltd v AW Exports Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1632 Ballard v Brookfield Australia Investments Ltd [2013] NSWCA 82 Bell Wholesale Co Pty Ltd v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 2 FCR 1; [1984] FCA 29 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 664; (2004) 208 ALR 564 Jazabas Pty Ltd v Haddad [2007] NSWCA 291; (2007) 65 ACSR 276 Litmus Australia Pty Ltd (in liq) v Canty [2007] NSWSC 670; (2007) 25 ACLC 1141 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2019] NSWCA 48 Rhema Ventures Pty Ltd v Stenders [1993] 2 Qd R 326 Rickard Constructions Pty Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2002] NSWSC 1162 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont, Law of Costs (1st ed, 2003, LexisNexis Butterworths) G E Dal Pont, Law of Costs (3rd ed, 2013, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: The Owners - Strata Plan 87265 (Plaintiff/Respondent) Tony Saaib (First Defendant/Applicant) Greenfield Certifiers Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) George Wallace Watts (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N Kidd SC with S Ahmed (Plaintiff/Respondent) S A Lawrance with M Fernandes (First Defendant/Applicant)