Elegant Australia Pty Ltd v Chen; Chen v Elegant Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 49

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Elegant Australia Pty Ltd v Chen; Chen v Elegant Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 49 Hearing dates: 14 February 2020; Defendant written submissions – 31 January 2020, Plaintiff written submissions – 10 February 2020, Plaintiff submissions in reply – 14 February 2020, Defendant supplementary written submissions – 14 February 2020 Date of orders: 28 February 2020 Decision date: 28 February 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: (1) In lieu of the order as to costs of 28 January 2020 (order 4), there will be no order as to costs both in respect of the initial Claim and Cross Claim. Catchwords: COSTS – Where proceedings involved a matter arising under Fair Work Act – Whether s 570(1) of the Fair Work Act applied – Whether the exceptions under s 570(2)(a) and (b) of the Fair Work Act applied Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 64, 98(1) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), s 570 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ashby v Slipper (No 2) (2014) 144 ALD 10; [2014] FCAFC 67 Australian and International Pilots Association v Qantas Airways Ltd (No 3) (2007) 162 FCR 392 Bannon v Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (Cost Ruling) [2018] VSC 643 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Construction Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Clarke [2008] FCAFC 143; (2008) 170 FCR 574 Elegant Australia Pty Ltd v Michelle Chen [2020] NSWDC 7 Fair Work Ombudsman v Skilled Offshore (Australia) Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1509 Melbourne Stadium Ltd v Saunter [2015] FCAFC 20; (2015) 229 FCR 221 R v Patrick Projects Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCA 388. Rossetti v Aus Gold Mining Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 1104 Shroder-Turk v Murdoch University (No 2) [2019] FCA 1434 Stanley v Service of Youth Council (No 3) (2014) 225 FCR 357 Category: Costs Parties: Elegant Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/First Cross Defendant) Michelle Chen (Defendant/Cross Claimant) Guchao Zhou (Second Cross Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms L Andelman (Defendant/Cross Claimant)