Muriniti -v- Lawcover Insurance Pty Limited – Stay Motion [2022] NSWSC 1683

Muriniti -v- Lawcover Insurance Pty Limited – Stay Motion [2022] NSWSC 1683

Justice dictates that costs orders should not be stayed where the same substantive claims are made in fresh proceedings, there is no evidence applicants cannot pay, no suggestion payment will stifle prosecution, and beneficiaries are entitled to payment.

Parties
First Plaintiff: Leonardo Carlo Muriniti; Second Plaintiff: Robert Duane Newell; First Defendant: Lawcover Insurance Pty Limited ACN 095 082 509; Second Defendant: Elissa Baxter; Third Defendant: Suncorp AAI Limited ACN 005 297 807; Fourth Defendant: De Costi Seafoods (Holdings) Pty Limited ACN 064 186 410; Fifth Defendant: De Costi Seafoods (Franchises) Pty Limited ACN 103 324 812; Sixth Defendant: George Costi; Seventh Defendant: Androulla Costi; Eighth Defendant: Andrew Thorpe; Ninth Defendant: Stephen Stanton; Tenth Defendant: Michael Holmes; Eleventh Defendant: Juliana Ng; Twelfth Defendant: David Shnider; Thirteenth Defendant: Deborah Searle; Fourteenth Defendant: Philippe Doyle Gray; Fifteenth Defendant: Louise Thomson; Sixteenth Defendant: Bruce Yeldham; Seventeenth Defendant: Mary Vitalone; Eighteenth Defendant: David Lloyd; Nineteenth Defendant: Wendy Blacker; Twentieth Defendant: Rory O'Connor; Twenty First Defendant: Geoffrey Watson; Twenty Second Defendant: Nicholas Andrew; Twenty Third Defendant: Frank Theodore
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 December 2022
Procedural Posture
Motion / Application for Stay of Costs Orders After Dismissal of Proceedings
Outcome
Application for stay refused
Legal Topics
Stay of Costs Orders, Commencement of Fresh Proceedings, Security for Costs
Civil Procedure Stay of Costs Orders Commencement of Fresh Proceedings Security for Costs

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Parties

Leonardo Carlo Muriniti

First Plaintiff

Robert Duane Newell

Second Plaintiff

Lawcover Insurance Pty Limited ACN 095 082 509

First Defendant

Elissa Baxter

Second Defendant

Suncorp AAI Limited ACN 005 297 807

Third Defendant

De Costi Seafoods (Holdings) Pty Limited ACN 064 186 410

Fourth Defendant

De Costi Seafoods (Franchises) Pty Limited ACN 103 324 812

Fifth Defendant

George Costi

Sixth Defendant

Androulla Costi

Seventh Defendant

Andrew Thorpe

Eighth Defendant

Stephen Stanton

Ninth Defendant

Michael Holmes

Tenth Defendant

Juliana Ng

Eleventh Defendant

David Shnider

Twelfth Defendant

Deborah Searle

Thirteenth Defendant

Philippe Doyle Gray

Fourteenth Defendant

Louise Thomson

Fifteenth Defendant

Bruce Yeldham

Sixteenth Defendant

Mary Vitalone

Seventeenth Defendant

David Lloyd

Eighteenth Defendant

Wendy Blacker

Nineteenth Defendant

Rory O'Connor

Twentieth Defendant

Geoffrey Watson

Twenty First Defendant

Nicholas Andrew

Twenty Second Defendant

Frank Theodore

Twenty Third Defendant

Procedural Posture

Motion / Application for Stay of Costs Orders After Dismissal of Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether to grant a stay of costs orders following dismissal of earlier proceedings pending outcome of fresh proceedings raising substantially the same claims

Ratio Decidendi

Justice dictates that costs orders should not be stayed where the same substantive claims are made in fresh proceedings, there is no evidence applicants cannot pay, no suggestion payment will stifle prosecution, and beneficiaries are entitled to payment.

Court Disposition

Application for stay refused

Orders

  • Motion filed 4 November 2022 is dismissed with costs