Fisher v Transport for NSW (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 146

Because the defendant did not oppose paying the plaintiff's costs of the hearing, but the amount of those costs had not been specified, the appropriate order was that the defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the hearing determined in the earlier judgment, without quantifying the sum.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 22 February 2017
Procedural Posture: Costs Ruling / Application for Costs of the Hearing After Relief Granted
Outcome: Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the hearing determined in Fisher v Transport NSW [2016] NSWSC 1888.
Legal Topics: ['costs of Self Represented Plaintiff' 'solicitor Retained to Assist Preparation' 'assessment of Costs']

['costs' 'civil Procedure'] ['costs of Self Represented Plaintiff' 'solicitor Retained to Assist Preparation' 'assessment of Costs']

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Procedural Posture

Costs Ruling / Application for Costs of the Hearing After Relief Granted

Legal Issues

1 ["Whether the defendant should pay the plaintiff's costs of the hearing determined in Fisher v Transport NSW [2016] NSWSC 1888." "Whether the Court should quantify the plaintiff's costs where no amount was specified."]

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the hearing determined in Fisher v Transport NSW [2016] NSWSC 1888.

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["The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the hearing determined in Fisher v Transport NSW [2016] NSWSC 1888."]