Waiviata Pty Ltd v New Millenium Publications Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 481

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Waiviata Pty Ltd v New Millenium Publications Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 481 COSTS ‑ Indemnity basis ‑ Claim by party to proceeding that solicitor for other party should no longer act because of conflict of interest ‑ Claim dismissed ‑ Whether claim hopeless ‑ Relevance to indemnity costs of fact that solicitor not a party to proceedings ‑ Relevance of warning that indemnity costs would be sought because claim misconceived ‑ Costs order against non‑party ‑ Whether insolvency of party a requirement for such an order. Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 applied Spincode Pty Ltd v Look Software Pty Ltd [2001] VSCA 248 considered Colgate Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 applied Cachia v Hanes (1991) 23 NSWLR 304 cited Conrock Ltd v CSR Ltd (1990) 96 ALR 690 cited Re Wilcox; Ex party Venture Industries Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 72 FCR 151 applied Coshott v Learoyd [1999] FCA 276 applied NMFM Properties Pty Ltd v Citibank Ltd (No 2) (2001) 109 FCR 77 cited Wenzel v Australian Stock Exchange Ltd [2002] FCA 353 cited Knight v F P Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 applied Yates v Boland [2000] FCA 1895 cited Gore v Justice Corp Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 354 cited Money Tree Management Services Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) [2000] SASC 63 approved Vestris v Cashman (1998) 72 SASR 449 cited Arundel Chiropractic Centre Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2001) 179 ALR 406 cited WAIVIATA PTY LIMITED v NEW MILLENIUM PUBLICATIONS PTY LIMITED, DANIEL TOBIAS NISSEN, KAY THORNTON‑COHEN and NATHAN NISSEN V 1177 OF 2001 SUNDBERG J 18 APRIL 2002 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 1177 OF 2001

BETWEEN: WAIVIATA PTY LIMITED (ACN 005 577 873)