Bujdoso v New South Wales (No 2)

Case [2004] NSWCA 343


NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL

CITATION:      Bujdoso v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2004]  NSWCA 343

FILE NUMBER(S):
41200/03

HEARING DATE(S):            30/08/04

JUDGMENT DATE: 23/09/2004

PARTIES:
Peter Andrew Bujdoso (Appellant)
State of New Slouth Wales (Respondent)

JUDGMENT OF:      Sheller JA Ipp JA McColl JA   

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S):        DC 6023/02

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER:     Cooper DCJ

COUNSEL:
J Graves SC/R de Meyrick (Appellant)
J E Maconachie QC/P Sternberg (Respondent)

SOLICITORS:
T D Kelly & Co (Appellant)
I V Knight, Crown Solicitor (Respondent)

CATCHWORDS:
COSTS - ON APPEAL

LEGISLATION CITED:

DECISION:
Further Order as to Costs:  (5)  Otherwise, reserve for decision by the District Court all costs' questions in the proceedings below.

JUDGMENT:

IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF NEW SOUTH WALES
COURT OF APPEAL

CA 41200/03
DC 6023/02

SHELLER JA
IPP JA
McCOLL JA

Thursday, 23 September 2004

PETER ANDREW BUJDOSO v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES (NO 2)

Judgment – On Costs

  1. THE COURT:  Judgment was delivered on 10 September 2004.  Since then the parties jointly have asked the Court to make the following further order as to costs:

    “(5)Otherwise, reserve for decision by the District Court all costs’ questions in the proceedings below.”

    That order is hereby made.

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LAST UPDATED:     23/09/2004

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Bujdoso v New South Wales (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 343
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[2004] NSWCA 343
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The proceedings involved a dispute between Bujdoso and the State of New South Wales. The specific matter before the court concerned the allocation of costs following an appeal.

The primary legal issue before the court was how to deal with the costs associated with the proceedings, particularly those that had not yet been determined.

The court ordered that all outstanding costs questions in the proceedings below be reserved for decision by the District Court. This meant that the District Court would retain the authority to determine these costs matters at a later stage.

Orders

Orders of the court

Further Order as to Costs: (5) Otherwise, reserve for decision by the District Court all costs' questions in the proceedings below.

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