O'Keefe v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1559

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

O'Keefe v Hayes Knight GTO Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1559 COSTS – in favour of non-party – power to award such costs – necessity for amounts claimed to be 'costs' – particular factors in exercise of discretion – costs not awarded on an indemnity basis

Federal Court of Australia 1976 (Cth) ss 4, 43 Botany Municipal Council v Secretary, Department of the Arts, Sport and the Environment, Tourism and Territories (1992) 34 FCR 412 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Handberg v Chacmol Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] FCA 680 Individual Homes v Macbreams Investments, 23 October 2002, High Court of Justice Chancery Division Kebaro Pty Ltd v Saunders [2003] FCAFC 5 King v GIO Australia Holdings Limited (2001) 116 FCR 509 Knight v FP Special Assets Limited (1992) 174 CLR 178 O'Keeffe Nominees Pty Ltd v BP Australia Ltd (1995) 55 FCR 591 Re Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Re Wilson Lovatt & Sons Ltd [1977] 1 All ER 274 Symphony Group plc v Hodgson [1994] QB 179 PATRICK JAMES O'KEEFE AND PATRICIA O'KEEFE v HAYES KNIGHT GTO PTY LTD WAD 48 of 2004 NICHOLSON J 4 NOVEMBER 2005 PERTH

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DISTRICT REGISTRY WAD 48 OF 2004

BETWEEN: PATRICK JAMES O'KEEFE

PATRICIA O'KEEFE

APPLICANTS

AND: HAYES KNIGHT GTO PTY LTD

(ACN 009 101 286)

RESPONDENT

JUDGE: NICHOLSON J

DATE OF ORDER: 4 NOVEMBER 2005

WHERE MADE: PERTH

THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 1. The respondent pay the costs of the New Trustee Highstoke Pty Ltd of and incidental to the orders of 13 September 2004, including the re-listing of the proceeding on 17 and 24 November 2004, to be taxed. 2. The respondent pay the costs of the New Trustee Highstoke Pty Ltd of and incidental to its application for costs, to be taxed. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.