Sergio Andres Chocron v Mina Onkoud (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 214

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sergio Andres Chocron v Mina Onkoud (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 214 Hearing dates: 10 March 2020 Date of orders: 10 March 2020 Decision date: 10 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: (1) Application to vary costs order, Order 3, made on 23 December 2019 is refused. (2) Each party is to pay their costs of this application. Catchwords: COSTS – application to vary costs order – third party costs – action by defendant's brother-in-law – enforcement of a mortgage – whether husband as third party should pay costs – whether husband played active part in the litigation – whether husband "person of straw" – interests of justice test Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(1)(a) Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), 38(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Part 42, s 42.1 Cases Cited: Brand2Content t/as Franchise Works v Dalby [2019] NSWCA 16 FPM Constructions Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 Knight v FP Special Assets Limited (1992) 174 CLR 178; [1992] HCA 28 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Sergio Andres Chocron v Mina Onkoud [2019] NSWSC 1823 Yu v CAO (2015) 91 NSWLR 190; [2015] NSWCA 276 Category: Costs Parties: Sergio Andres Chocron (Plaintiff) Mina Onkoud (Defendant) Fabian Chocron (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms N Obrart (Defendant)