David v Kazal [2019] NSWSC 1763

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: David v Kazal [2019] NSWSC 1763 Hearing dates: 6 December 2019 Decision date: 10 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph [42] Catchwords: PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW – foreign judgments and orders – stay application pending determination of appeal in US – stay refused

COSTS – security for costs – plaintiff ordinarily resident in California – security ordered Legislation Cited: Cal. Civ. Code, §§ 1708.7, 3294 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Foreign Judgments Act 1991 (Cth) Foreign Judgments Regulations 1992 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.21 Cases Cited: Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Attorney-General (United Kingdom) v Heinemann Publishers Australia Pty Ltd (1988) 165 CLR 30; [1988] HCA 25 Benefit Strategies Group Inc v Prider (2005) 91 SASR 544; [2005] SASC 194 Benefit Strategies Group Inc v Prider (2007) 211 FLR 113; [2007] SASC 250 JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. v PT Indah Kiat Pulp and Paper Corporation [2012] NSWSC 1279 Surgibit IP Holdings Pty Limited v Ellis (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1379 XPlore Technologies Corporation of America v Tough Corp Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1267 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Roderic David (Plaintiff) Tony Kazal (First Defendant) Adam Kazal (Second Defendant) Charif Kazal (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Hogan-Doran/B Mawassi (Plaintiff) J McComish (Defendants)