Gilmore Finance Pty Ltd v Aesthete No 3 Pty Ltd

[2020] NSWCA 114

Court of Appeal

Supreme Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:

Gilmore Finance Pty Ltd v Aesthete No 3 Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 114

Hearing dates:

30 April 2020

Date of orders:

18 June 2020

Decision date:

18 June 2020

Before:

Macfarlan JA at [1]
Meagher JA at [2]
White JA at [37]

Decision:

(1) Refuse the application to extend time made under UCPR, r 59.10(2).

 

(2) Dismiss the amended summons filed on 2 March 2020.

 

(3) Dismiss the notice of appeal in proceeding 2018/393204.

 (4) The applicant (and appellant in that appeal) pay the first respondent’s costs of the judicial review proceeding and appeal proceeding 2018/393204.

Catchwords:

COSTS – costs assessment – successful appeal to District Court under s 89 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) – application for judicial review – where asserted jurisdictional error in District Court failing to conduct appeal “by way of rehearing” – where application brought out of time – where interests of justice do not favour extension of time – application dismissed.

Legislation Cited:

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 60
Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), Pt 7, ss 85, 89
Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW), s 172
Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69

Cases Cited:

Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172; [2000] HCA 40
Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R 67
Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52
Gallow v The Honourable Justice Dawson [1990] HCA 30; (1990) 64 ALJR 458
Gazecki v McCabes Lawyers Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 98
Gilmore Finance Pty Ltd v Aesthete No 3 Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 181
Huang v Attapallil [2017] NSWCA 181
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 264 CLR 541
Re Commonwealth of Australia; Ex Parte Marks [2000] HCA 67; (2000) 75 ALJR 470
Tomko v Palasty (No 2) (2007) 71 NSWLR 61; [2007] NSWCA 369

Category:

Principal judgment

Parties:

Gilmore Finance Pty Ltd (First Applicant)
Daniel Moore (Second Applicant)
Aesthete No. 3 Pty Ltd (First Respondent)
District Court of New South Wales (Second Respondent)

Representation:

Counsel:

 

J Lee (Applicants)
A Fernon (Respondents)

 

Solicitors:

  Cornwalls (Applicants)
Yates Beaggi Lawyers (Respondents)

File Number(s):

2018/393204;2018/393214

Publication restriction:

Nil

 Decision under review 

Court or tribunal:

District Court of New South Wales

Jurisdiction:

Civil

Citation:

[2018] NSWDC 1

Date of Decision:

18 January 2018

Before:

Wilson SC DCJ

File Number(s):

2016/291920

Judgment

1. MACFARLAN JA: I agree with Meagher JA.

2. MEAGHER JA: The applicant, Gilmore Finance, seeks relief under Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 quashing orders made by the District Court on 18 January 2018. Under Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 59.10(1) the proceedings for judicial review were to be commenced within three months of that decision, and accordingly by 18 April 2018. The applicant’s summons was filed on 21 December 2018, and an amended summons filed on 2 March 2020. Accordingly the applicant seeks an extension of the time for commencing the proceedings of approximately 8 months.

3. For the reasons which…