El-Hanania v Vella [2019] NSWCA 167

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: El-Hanania v Vella [2019] NSWCA 167 Hearing dates: 3 July 2019 Date of orders: 03 July 2019 Decision date: 10 July 2019 Before: Gleeson JA at [1]; Payne JA at [2]; McCallum JA at [3] Decision: 1. Subject to the conditions in paragraph 2 below, extend the time for filing of the Summons to 1 April 2019.

2. Within 28 days of today the applicant is to:

(a) pay into the Court the sum of $212,765.37 to abide the further order of the Court;

(b) provide security for costs in a form satisfactory to the Registrar of the Court in the amount of $35,000;

3. Otherwise dismiss the respondent's amended notice of motion filed 15 April 2019.

4. Reasons are reserved.

5. Proceedings are stood over to Monday, 5 August 2019 for directions before the Registrar. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – time – extension of time – whether extension should be granted in proceedings for judicial review commenced out of time

COSTS – security for costs – whether exceptional circumstances established Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW), s 368 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, rr 36.15, 59.10, 59.11 Cases Cited: Dillon v Boland; Dillon v Cush [2012] NSWCA 364 Nobarani v Mariconte [2018] HCA 36 at [38]; 92 ALJR 806 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141; [1986] HCA 54 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) (2007) 71 NSWLR 61; [2007] NSWCA 369 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Saba El-Hanania (applicant) Alon Joseph Vella (first respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Castle, AE Duc, TJ Krayem (applicant) P Tierney, JA Hillier (first respondent)