Nikolaidis v Chippindall (No 3)

Nikolaidis v Chippindall (No 3) involved the defendant seeking to set aside orders made by the Court on 30 May 2012. The orders in question related to various costs assessments that had been made against the defendant by a costs assessor and the Review Panel. The defendant argued that the Court should set aside these orders because the underlying issues in the cases that gave rise to the costs assessments had not yet been determined. The case was heard by the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The court was required to decide several issues, including whether it could set aside the orders made on 30 May 2012, whether the plaintiff could appeal the decision of the costs assessor, and whether the determinations of the Review Panel could be reviewed. The court also had to determine whether the terms of the retainer between the plaintiff and the defendant should be decided by another judge.

The court found that it had the power to set aside the orders made on 30 May 2012 and that the plaintiff could appeal the decision of the costs assessor. The court also found that the determinations of the Review Panel could be reviewed and set aside. The court held that the issue of the terms of the retainer should be decided by another judge. The court set aside the orders made on 30 May 2012, granted leave for the plaintiff to file an amended summons, and allowed the appeals from the determinations of the Review Panel and the costs assessor. The court also made orders for the defendant to serve evidence and for the plaintiff to serve evidence in reply.