Skiba v Serendipity (WA) Pty Ltd t/as Advanced Personal Management (No 2) [2019] NSWCATAP 281

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Skiba v Serendipity (WA) Pty Ltd t/as Advanced Personal Management (No 2) [2019] NSWCATAP 281 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 28 November 2019 Decision date: 28 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: S Higgins, Senior Member P H Molony, Senior Member Decision: (1) A hearing of the respondent's application for costs is dispensed with under s 50(1)(c) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 20013 (NSW). (2) The respondent's application for costs is dismissed. Catchwords: COSTS – no special circumstances warranting a departure from the general rule that each party pay its own costs Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: CPD Holdings Pty Ltd t/as The Bathroom Exchange v Baguley [2015] NSWCATAP 21 Gizah Pty Limited v AXA Trustees Limited (No 2) [2001] NSWADT 164 Obieta v Australian College of Professionals Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 38 Skiba v Serendipity (WA) Pty Ltd t/as Advanced Personal Management [2019] NSWCATAP 224 Category: Costs Parties: Zofia Skiba (Appellant) Serendipity (WA) Pty Ltd t/as Advanced Personal Management (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Appellant (Self Represented) Barry Nilsson Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): AP 19/00210 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 6 November 2018 Before: J Ringrose, Tribunal Member File Number(s): GEN 18/33201