Cyril Smith & Associates Pty Ltd v The Owners-Strata Plan No 64970 (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 245

Cyril Smith & Associates Pty Ltd v The Owners-Strata Plan No 64970 (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 245

The appeal was allowed because the orders below were unclear as to costs and judgments among multiple parties. Proper apportionment of costs according to claims and cross-claims was required, and the appellant’s success entitled it to judgment and costs orders accordingly. Future court orders must be self-contained and entered precisely in the electronic court system.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
23 August 2011
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal and Consequential Orders
Outcome
Appeal allowed; specific orders below set aside and replaced with detailed costs and judgment orders; certificate under Suitors' Fund Act granted to first respondent unless disentitled.
Legal Topics
['costs of Appeal' 'costs of Trial' 'judgments and Orders' 'procedure for Entering Judgments']
['civil Procedure' 'costs'] ['costs of Appeal' 'costs of Trial' 'judgments and Orders' 'procedure for Entering Judgments']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal and Consequential Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether orders and costs made below should be set aside and replaced' 'Proper apportionment of costs following success on appeal' 'Appropriate procedure for entry and formulation of court orders under electronic court record system']

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was allowed because the orders below were unclear as to costs and judgments among multiple parties. Proper apportionment of costs according to claims and cross-claims was required, and the appellant’s success entitled it to judgment and costs orders accordingly. Future court orders must be self-contained and entered precisely in the electronic court system.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; specific orders below set aside and replaced with detailed costs and judgment orders; certificate under Suitors' Fund Act granted to first respondent unless disentitled.

Orders

  • ['Allow the appeal and set aside specified orders made 31 May 2010, as detailed in the judgment.' "Judgment for appellant on first respondent's amended summons; first respondent to pay appellant's costs below relating to the claims made by the first respondent, including proceedings before the referee." "First...