OPSM v Taylor [2005] NSWSC 81

OPSM v Taylor [2005] NSWSC 81

The interlocutory application was necessitated by the defendant’s refusal to consent to continuation of the existing regime, and the plaintiff’s proposed regime was a reasonable response to the attitude and evidence of the defendant. Therefore, the plaintiff should have its costs of the interlocutory application.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 February 2005
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Costs Determination Following Interlocutory Consent Orders
Outcome
Costs order in favour of the plaintiff for the interlocutory application.
Legal Topics
['costs' 'interlocutory Applications' 'restraint of Trade' 'patient Records' 'consent Orders']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Costs Determination Following Interlocutory Consent Orders

  1. 1 ['Whether costs should be awarded to the applicant/plaintiff' 'Whether costs should be costs in the proceedings or costs of the application' 'Reasonableness of actions and proposals of the parties in interlocutory matters']

Ratio Decidendi

The interlocutory application was necessitated by the defendant’s refusal to consent to continuation of the existing regime, and the plaintiff’s proposed regime was a reasonable response to the attitude and evidence of the defendant. Therefore, the plaintiff should have its costs of the interlocutory application.

Court Disposition

Costs order in favour of the plaintiff for the interlocutory application.

Orders

  • ['The defendant must pay the plaintiff’s costs of its notice of motion for continued interlocutory relief filed on 10 February 2005.']