Rodi v Gelonesi

[2016] NSWCA 348

Court of Appeal

Supreme Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:	Rodi v Gelonesi [2016] NSWCA 348
Hearing dates:	On the papers
Date of orders:	13 December 2016
Decision date:	13 December 2016
Before:	Meagher JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; Payne JA at [3].
Decision:	Dismiss the amended notice of motion filed on 8 November 2016 with costs.
Catchwords:	PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – variation of costs order – application for leave to appeal in 2012 – leave refused with costs – application in 2016 under Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 36.16 for personal costs order against solicitor who acted for unsuccessful party – whether 14-day time limit in sub-r (3A) precluded application – whether application for variation of orders COSTS – whether to make personal costs order under ss 98 or 99 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – discretionary factors – delay
Legislation Cited:	Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 98, 99 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 135 Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 36.11, 36.16
Cases Cited:	Australian Hardboards Ltd v Hudson Investment Group Ltd (2007) 70 NSWLR 201; [2007] NSWCA 104 Bartlett v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 142 Caboolture Park Shopping Centre P/L (In Liquidation) and White Industries (QLD) P/L v Flower & Hart (A Firm) (1993) 117 ALR 253 Hancock v Arnold; Dodd v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300; [2005] NSWCA 153 Road and Traffic Authority of NSW v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Rodi v Gelonesi [2012] NSWCA 424 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Xabregas v The Owners – Strata Plan No. 79205; Moallem v Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal & Ors (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1027
Category:	Procedural and other rulings
Parties:	Dominic Rodi (first appellant) Forest Way Fruit Stall Pty Ltd (second appellant) Bruno Gelonesi (first respondent / applicant on the motion) Leonardo Carlo Muriniti (respondent on the motion)
Representation:	Counsel: - Appellants not participating - R M Jefferis (16 June 2016 submissions) / M Wright (8 November and 1 December 2016 submissions) (applicant on the motion) - D A Lloyd (respondent on the motion)   Solicitors: - Appellants not participating - GP Legal (applicant on the motion) - Yeldham Price O’Brien Lusk (respondent on the motion)
File Number(s):	2012/176970
Decision under appeal	Court or tribunal: District Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Civil Date of Decision: 11 May 2012 Before: Olsson SC DCJ File Number(s): 08/317684

Judgment

1. MEAGHER JA: I agree with Payne JA.

2. GLEESON JA: It may be assumed without deciding that the power in Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.16(3) can be relied upon by the respondent, Mr Gelonesi, to seek a personal costs order against the applicant’s solicitor, Mr Muriniti, more than three years after the making of orders by this Court disposing of the summons seeking leave to appeal to this Court. Nonetheless, for…