Sergi v Sergi (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1221

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sergi v Sergi (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1221 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 16 September 2019 Decision date: 16 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Darke J Decision: Order that each party pay its own costs of the Notice of Motion filed on 2 April 2019. Catchwords: COSTS – interlocutory application resolved without a determination on the merits – where plaintiffs filed a Notice of Motion seeking summary judgment against defendants – where hearing of application adjourned – where parties agreed that Notice of Motion should be dismissed following leave being granted for the filing of an Amended Defence and Amended Cross-Claim – whether either party acted unreasonably in prosecuting or defending summary judgment motion – whether specific cost order should be made for defendants' non-compliance with Court order – Order made that each party pay its own costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.1, 42.10 Cases Cited: CPT Custodian Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue (2005) 224 CLR 98; [2005] HCA 53 Edwards Madigan Torzillo Briggs Pty Ltd v Stack [2003] NSWCA 302 ElecNet (Aust) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2016) 259 CLR 73; [2016] HCA 51 Ferella v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2015] NSWCA 411 Long Leys Company Pty Limited v Silkdale Pty Limited (1991) 5 BPR 97,374 Nichols v NFS Agribusiness Pty Ltd (2018) 97 NSWLR 681; [2018] NSWCA 84 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Renton v Kelly [2018] NSWSC 1377 Sergi v Sergi [2019] NSWSC 865 Tuitupou v Davies [2019] NSWSC 160 Category: Costs Parties: Umberto Sergi (First Plaintiff) Cleopine Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Rosario Sergi (First Defendant) Georgio Sergi (Second Defendant) Posamusa Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Antonio Sergi (Fourth Defendant) Maria Sergi (Fifth Defendant) Salvatore Papasidero (Sixth Defendant) Adalina Papasidero (Seventh Defendant) Sergi Bros Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant) Sercon Developments Pty Ltd (Ninth Defendant) Ross Sergi Pty Ltd (Tenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A M Gruzman (Plaintiffs) Mr D Barlin (First to Third and Eighth to Tenth Defendants)