Moubarak v Le (No. 2) [2019] NSWDC 170

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Moubarak v Le (No. 2) [2019] NSWDC 170 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 10 May 2019 Decision date: 10 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 35. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – costs – application for costs variation – where Defendant succeeded in defeating significant claims for heads of damage - whether costs order should be proportionate to plaintiff's monetary verdict. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No.2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Colak v Ghalloub (No.2) [2017] NSWDC 351 Gladio Pty Ltd v Buckworth (No.2) [2015] NSWSC 1462 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 McLennon v Antonios (No.2) [2014] NSWDC 38 Milich v Council of the City of Canterbury (No.3) [2012] NSWSC 1280 Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (No.2) [2014] NSWCA 425 New South Wales v Quirk [2012] NSWCA 216 O'Reilly v Western Sussex NHS Trust (No.7) [2015] NSWSC 233 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 State of New South Wales v Stevens (2012) 82 NSWLR 106 Category: Costs Parties: Mr Moubarak (Plaintiff) Mr English (First Defendant) Mr Le (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr D-L Del Monte (Plaintiff) Mr B Wilson (First and Second Defendant)