Saizeriya Co Ltd & Anor v Peregrine Management Group Ltd Pty & Ors [2005] FCA 1174

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Saizeriya Co Ltd & Anor v Peregrine Management Group Ltd Pty & Ors [2005] FCA 1174

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE — costs — application for costs in respect of various interlocutory steps in proceeding — indemnity costs — gross sum costs — no statement of principle Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 43, 53B

Federal Court Rules O 35 r 7(2), O 62 rr 3(2) and (3), O 62 r 23

Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119, discussed Australasian Performing Rights Association Ltd v Marlin [1999] FCA 1006, referred to Sony Entertainment (Australia) Ltd v Smith [2005] FCA 228; (2005) 64 IPR 18; 215 ALR 788, referred to Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628, referred to Harrison v Schipp (2000) 54 NSWLR 738, referred to Re Wilcox; ex parte Venture Industries Pty Ltd (1996) 141 ALR 727, applied Abbott v Random House Australia Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1540, referred to SAIZERIYA CO LTD AND SAIZERIYA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD v PEREGRINE MANAGEMENT GROUP PTY LTD AND MICHAEL PAYNTER AND INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE SERVICES PTY LTD AND GLENN TRIGGS VID 637 OF 2003 KENNY J 24 AUGUST 2005 MELBOURNE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

VICTORIA DISTRICT REGISTRY V 637 OF 2003

BETWEEN: SAIZERIYA CO LTD

FIRST APPLICANT

SAIZERIYA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

(ACN 093 080 623)

SECOND APPLICANT

AND: PEREGRINE MANAGEMENT GROUP PTY LTD

(ACN 075 797 045)

FIRST RESPONDENT

MICHAEL PAYNTER

SECOND RESPONDENT

INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE SERVICES PTY LTD

(ACN 097 777 716)

THIRD RESPONDENT

GLENN TRIGGS

FOURTH RESPONDENT

JUDGE: JUSTICE KENNY

DATE OF ORDER: 24 AUGUST 2005

WHERE MADE: MELBOURNE