Iannella v NSW Trustee & Guardian (as executor of the estate of the late Anna Stirans) [2020] NSWCA 96

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Iannella v NSW Trustee & Guardian (as executor of the estate of the late Anna Stirans) [2020] NSWCA 96 Hearing dates: 14 May 2020 Decision date: 22 May 2020 Before: Meagher JA; Leeming JA; Simpson AJA. Decision: 1. Refuse leave to appeal. 2. No order as to costs, with the intention that the parties bear their own costs. Catchwords: APPEALS – leave to appeal – Local Court judgment in small amount – parties' costs exceeded amount in issue – successful appeal would lead to retrial – no case of sufficient injustice to warrant grant of leave Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140 Local Court Act 2007 (NSW), ss 29A, 39, 40 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101 Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Cho v Park [2016] NSWSC 871 Condensing Vaporisers Aust Pty Ltd v FDC Construction & Fitout Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 89 Iannella v Stirans by her tutor the NSW Trustee & Guardian [2019] NSWSC 1181 Ji v Firth [2013] NSWSC 186 Norfeld Pty Ltd v Amanda Lee Jones [2014] NSWCA 408 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gerardo Iannella (Applicant) NSW Trustee & Guardian (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P E King, F Sinclair (Applicant) M Klooster, W Richey (Respondent)

Solicitors: George Khoury & Co (Applicant) Chamberlains Law Firm (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/307501 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Common Law Citation: [2019] NSWSC 1181 Date of Decision: 10 September 2019 Before: McCallum J File Number(s): 2017/213207