Mohareb v Fairfax Media Publications Limited; Mohareb v Harbour Radio Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 55

It is necessary and appropriate and in the interests of justice to vacate the hearing date of 3 August 2020, granting liberty to the parties to restore the matter if contingencies arise.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 07 February 2020
Procedural Posture: Procedural Ruling / Application to Vacate Hearing Date
Outcome: Application to vacate the hearing date granted; matter stood over for directions; liberty to relist granted.
Legal Topics: ['application to Vacate Hearing Date' 'security for Costs' 'staying Proceedings']

['practice and Procedure'] ['application to Vacate Hearing Date' 'security for Costs' 'staying Proceedings']

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Procedural Posture

Procedural Ruling / Application to Vacate Hearing Date

Legal Issues

1 ["Whether the scheduled hearing date of 3 August 2020 should be vacated given the plaintiff's failure to provide security for costs and other contingencies"]

Ratio Decidendi

It is necessary and appropriate and in the interests of justice to vacate the hearing date of 3 August 2020, granting liberty to the parties to restore the matter if contingencies arise.

Court Disposition

Application to vacate the hearing date granted; matter stood over for directions; liberty to relist granted.

Orders

['Vacate the hearing date of 3 August 2020.' "Grant liberty to the parties to apply to relist the matter before Adamson J on three days' notice to her Associate." 'Stand the matter over for further directions before Adamson J on Friday, 26 June 2020 at 9.15 am.']