Madanat v David [2020] NSWSC 284

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Madanat v David [2020] NSWSC 284 Hearing dates: 13 March 2020 Date of orders: 25 March 2020 Decision date: 25 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Applications List Before: Robb J Decision: The defendants' notice of motion, filed on 8 November 2019, is dismissed. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Summary disposal — Dismissal of proceedings

COSTS — Solicitor/Client — Recovery — Restrictions on recovery Legislation Cited: Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Branson v Tucker [2012] NSWCA 310 Daley v Hughes (2014) 86 NSWLR 729; [2014] NSWCA 268 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Heydon v NRMA Ltd (No 2) (2001) 53 NSWLR 600; [2001] NSWCA 445 Hughes v Geraldine Daley trading as Colin Daley Quinn, Solicitors and Barristers [2013] NSWSC 806 Lahoud v Lahoud [2010] NSWSC 1297 Mackowiak v Hagipantelis; Bickhoff v Hagipantelis [2015] NSWSC 1087 National Australia Bank Ltd v Budget Stationery Supplies Pty Ltd (1997) 217 ALR 365 Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont, Law of Costs (4th ed, 2018, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Joanna Madanat (plaintiff / respondent / applicant) Suzy David (first defendant / applicant / respondent) Fred David (second defendant / applicant / respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Castle (plaintiff / respondent / applicant) M Dulhunty (first and second defendants / applicant / respondent)