Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Court House Capital Pty Ltd v RP Data Pty Limited [2023] FCAFC 192 Appeal from: Hardingham v RP Data Pty Limited (Third Party Costs) [2023] FCA 480
File number: NSD 544 of 2023
Judgment of: CHARLESWORTH, Sarah C DERRINGTON AND RAPER JJ
Date of judgment: 8 December 2023
Catchwords: COSTS – appeal from costs order against third party litigation funder – where funding agreement did not indemnify against adverse costs orders – where successful party did not apply for security for costs in principal proceedings – where funder appeals exercise of discretion to award non-party costs order on basis of limited connection to proceedings and limited control over conduct of proceedings – appeal dismissed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.3
Cases cited: Arena Management Pty Ltd (Receiver & Manager Appointed) v Campbell Street Theatre Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 128; 80 NSWLR 652 Brand2Content v Dalby [2019] NSWCA 16 Citrus Queensland Pty Ltd v Sunstate Orchards Pty Ltd (No 10) [2009] FCA 498 Dunghutti Elders Council (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC v Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations (No 4) [2012] FCAFC 50; 200 FCR 154 FPM Constructions v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Gore v Justice Corporation Pty Ltd [2002] FCAFC 354; 119 FCR 429 Hardingham v RP Data Pty Limited (No 2) [2019] FCA 2138 Hardingham v RP Data Pty Limited (No 3) [2020] FCA 868 Hardingham v RP Data Pty Limited [2021] FCAFC 148; 395 ALR 644 Hill v Archbold [1968] 1 QB 686 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Ltd v SST Consulting Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 43; 239 CLR 75 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 KSMC Holdings Pty Ltd v Bowden (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 158 Oasis Hotel Ltd v Zurich Insurance Co (1981) 124 DLR (3d) 455 RP Data Pty Ltd v Hardingham [2022] HCA 39; 97 ALJR 40 Skelin v Self Care Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] FCA 50 Traynor v Cunningham [2017] WASCA 125 Vestris v Cashman (1998) 72 SASR 449 Wigmans v AMP Limited (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 162; 366 ALR 594
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