Diaspora Holdings Pty Ltd v Owners SP 68608 [2019] NSWCATAP 250

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Diaspora Holdings Pty Ltd v Owners SP 68608 [2019] NSWCATAP 250 Hearing dates: On the papers 1 October 2019 Date of orders: 09 October 2019 Decision date: 09 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G K Burton SC, Senior Member D Goldstein, Senior Member Decision: 1. Dispense with a hearing on costs.

2. Order that the respondent owners corporation pay the appellants' costs of the appeal on the ordinary basis as agreed or, if not agreed, then assessed on the basis set out in the legal costs legislation as defined in Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) s 3A. Catchwords: COSTS - do ordinary rules apply to costs of appeal when not applicable in primary proceedings - special circumstances - appeal against non-party costs orders Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 Act (NSW) Cases Cited: Allen v TriCare (Hastings) Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 25 Bonita v Shen [2016] NSWCATAP 159 Brodyn PL v Owners SP 73019 (No 2) [2016] NSWCATAP 224 Citadin PL v Eddie Azzi Aust PL CPD Holdings PL t/as The Bathroom Exchange v Baguley [2015] NSWCATAP 21 Ingate v Andrews [2018] NSWCATAP 170 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Megerditchian v Kurmond Homes PL [2014] NSWCATAP 120 Mendonca v Tonna [2017] NSWCATAP 176 Obeita v Australian College of Professionals PL [2014] NSWCATAP 38 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Owners SP 63341 v Malachite Holdings PL [2018] NSWCATAP 256 Thompson v Chapman [2016] NSWCATAP 6 Category: Costs Parties: Diaspora Holdings PL and MR Anderson & Ors t/as ClarkeKann (Appellants) Owners SP 68608 (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Docker (Appellants) No submissions on appeal costs application (Respondent)