Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd

Court of Appeal

Supreme Court

New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation:

Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 64

Hearing dates:

23 March 2017

Decision date:

23 March 2017

Before:

McColl JA at [1], [37];
Basten JA at [2];
Ward JA at [38]

Decision:

(1)   Refuse leave to appeal from the judgment and orders made by Stevenson J in the Equity Division on 5 July 2016.

 

(2)   Order that the applicant pay the respondent’s costs in this Court on an indemnity basis.

 (3)   Direct the respondent to make such application as it may be advised in relation to seeking an order for costs against any legal representative of the applicant, such application to be made on or before 29 March 2017, by notice of motion, accompanied by affidavit(s) and written submissions.

Catchwords:

APPEAL – leave to appeal – challenge to validity of costs certificate – whether final or interlocutory order – whether order relating to costs – whether leave to appeal required under Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(e) or (q)

 

APPEAL – re-litigation of issue determined in previous appeal – issue not determinative of earlier appeal – whether sufficient basis for contention that earlier reasoning was erroneous

  JUDGMENT AND ORDERS – costs certificate – costs order forming basis of assessment set aside – costs order reinstated on appeal – whether original costs certificate valid

Legislation Cited:

Constitution (Cth), s 92
Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.4

Cases Cited:

Blakey v Latham [1889] 43 Ch D 23
Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Cavanough (1935) 53 CLR 220
Derrawee Pastoral Co Pty Ltd v McConochie [1995] NSWCA 123
El-Saeidy v New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCA 172
Harbour Radio Pty Ltd v Trad (2012) 247 CLR 31; [2012] HCA 44
James v The Commonwealth (1935) 52 CLR 570
Lord Sanchar’s Case (1613) 9 Co Rep 117a; 77 ER 902
R v Drury (1849) 3 Car & K 190; 175 ER 516
Re Culleton (No 2) [2017] HCA 4
Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 80
Trad v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 477

Texts Cited:

Archbold’s Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice, 21st ed (1893), pp 226, 227

Category:

Principal judgment

Parties:

Keysar Trad (Applicant)
Harbour Radio Pty Ltd (Respondent)

Representation:

Counsel:
Mr A G Rogers (Applicant)
Mr M Richardson (Respondent)

  Solicitors:
Mitry Lawyers (Applicants)
Banki Haddock Fiora (Respondent)

File Number(s):

2016/228048

 Decision under appeal 

Court or tribunal:

Supreme Court

Jurisdiction:

Equity Division

Date of Decision:

5 July 2016

Before:

Stevenson J

File Number(s):

2016/203503

Judgment

1. McCOLL JA: Justice Basten will deliver the first reasons.

2. BASTEN JA: In 2006, the applicant, Keysar Trad, commenced proceedings for defamation against the respondent, Harbour Radio Pty Ltd. In 2009, the trial judge, McClellan CJ at CL, dismissed the proceedings and ordered that the applicant pay the respondent’s costs in part on an indemnity basis. Harbour Radio sought an assessment of its costs.