Rissanen v Nunan [2019] NSWSC 418

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rissanen v Nunan [2019] NSWSC 418 Hearing dates: 15 March 2019 and 22, 29 March 2019 (supplementary written submissions) Date of orders: 12 April 2019 Decision date: 12 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: The plaintiffs to pay the defendants' costs of, and incidental to, the defendants' notice of motion filed on 6 August 2018 and amended notice of motion filed on 19 October 2018. Catchwords: COSTS — party/party — costs awarded where notices of motion resolved — costs payable forthwith — application refused where litigant self-represented — costs thrown away — "double accounting" where costs order granted on the usual basis Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 14.28, 42.1, 42.6, 42.7 Trustee Act 1925 (NSW) s 63 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 98 Cases Cited: ASIC v Rich [2003] NSWSC 297 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2009] NSWSC 1229 Eastmark Holdings Pty Limited v Kabraji (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1255 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 1 Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 581 Hamod v New South Wales [2007] NSWSC 707 In the matter of Elsmore Resources Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1390 Northam v Favell Favco Holdings Pty Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), Bryson J, 7 March 1995, unrep) Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Power Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Engineering Power Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 1347 Rafferty v Time 2000 West Pty Ltd (No 3) (2009) 257 ALR 503 Roache v News Group Newspapers Ltd [1998] EMLR 161 Windsurfing International Inc v Petit (1987) AIPC 90-441 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Costs Parties: Ronda Elizabeth Rissanen (First Plaintiff/First Respondent) Suzanne Mary Broomhead (Second Plaintiff/Second Respondent) Noela Therese Nunan (First Defendant/First Applicant) Rodney Michael Gill (Second Defendant/Second Applicant) Representation: Counsel: H Morrison (First Defendant/First Applicant)