Yum Restaurants Australia Pty Ltd v The Acorn Group Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 146

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Yum Restaurants Australia Pty Ltd v The Acorn Group Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 146 COSTS – costs ordinarily follow the event – award of costs a matter of discretion for the court – no special circumstances existed that justified a departure from the ordinary rule – applicants acted reasonably in commencing the proceedings – no waiver or estoppel existed Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43(1) Federal Court Rules O 62 r 15

Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 cited Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 cited Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 cited Ritter v Godfrey [1920] 2 KB 47 cited YUM RESTAURANTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD (ACN 000 674 993) AND PIZZA HUT INTERNATIONAL LLC v THE ACORN GROUP PTY LTD (ACN 091 969 390), WISSAM BALOUT AND SIMON BALOUT NSD 1208 OF 2004 TAMBERLIN J SYDNEY 28 FEBRUARY 2005

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1208 OF 2004

BETWEEN: YUM RESTAURANTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

ACN 000 674 993

FIRST APPLICANT

PIZZA HUT INTERNATIONAL LLC

SECOND APPLICANT

AND: THE ACORN GROUP PTY LTD

ACN 091 969 390

FIRST RESPONDENT

WISSAM BALOUT

SECOND RESPONDENT

SIMON BALOUT

THIRD RESPONDENT

JUDGE: TAMBERLIN J

DATE OF ORDER: 28 FEBRUARY 2005

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: The costs of the Application up to and including 11 August 2004 be paid by the second and third respondents. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY NSD 1208 OF 2004

BETWEEN: YUM RESTAURANTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

ACN 000 674 993

FIRST APPLICANT