Adam v Hasabo (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 334

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Adam v Hasabo (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 334 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 01 April 2020 Decision date: 01 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Robb J Decision: No variation of the order that the first and second defendants pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. Order, pursuant to s 100 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), that: (a) the first defendant pay interest to the plaintiff up to judgment on 6 September 2019 of AUD 20,187.86; (b) the first and second defendants jointly pay interest to the plaintiff up to judgment on 6 December 2019 of AUD 2,743.34; and (c) the first defendant pay interest to the plaintiff up to judgment on 6 September 2019 of USD 4,993.31. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Specific court rules in relation to costs — Action could not have been brought in inferior court

COSTS — Party/Party — Interest on costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018 (NSW) Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Adam v Hasabo [2019] NSWSC 1167 Huang v Drumm [2017] NSWCA 29 Mega-top Cargo Pty Ltd v Moneytech Services Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 402 Quistclose Investments Ltd v Rolls Razor Ltd (in liq) [1968] Ch 540 The NTF Group Pty Ltd v PA Putney Finance Australia Pty Ltd (2017) 324 FLR 261; [2017] NSWSC 1194 Category: Costs Parties: Mohammed Hamed Elsair Adam (plaintiff) Adam Iesa Ibrahim Hasabo (first defendant) Lamar A Trading Pty Ltd (second defendant) Representation: Solicitors: Asad Lawyers (plaintiff) Self-represented (defendants) File Number(s): 2017/83236 Publication restriction: Nil