Su v So; Verekers Lawyers v So (No 2)

The parties to this proceeding were Mr Su and Mr So, and also Mr So and Verekers Lawyers. The dispute concerned an application to vary or add to orders previously made by the court on 27 May 2010. The matter was heard by the Court of Appeal of New South Wales, comprising Allsop P, Tobias JA, and Sackville AJA.

The court was required to determine whether to vary the existing orders concerning the costs positions between Mr Su and Mr So, and between Mr So and Verekers Lawyers. Specifically, the application sought to alter the cost orders previously determined by the court.

The court declined to vary the orders made on 27 May 2010 regarding the costs between Mr Su and Mr So. Similarly, the court declined to vary or add to the orders made on 27 May 2010 concerning the costs between Mr So and Verekers Lawyers. The consequence of this decision was that each party was to bear their own costs of both the proceedings below and the appeal.