Horizontal Falls Adventure Tours Pty Ltd (ACN 108 455 410) v Thomas (No 3) [2009] FCA 1205

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Horizontal Falls Adventure Tours Pty Ltd (ACN 108 455 410) v Thomas (No 3) [2009] FCA 1205

COSTS – s 43(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) – applicant's claims in relation to aspect of application dismissed – whether costs should be reserved – whether indemnity costs warranted – applicant conceded no case made out in respect of the first respondent – whether first respondent incurred separate costs – whether case against respondents hopeless or groundless – applicant raised undisclosed bases of liability in written submissions after the hearing Held: the applicant pay the costs of the first respondent on an indemnity basis and the costs of the second respondent on a party-party basis

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43(2)

Allstate Life Insurance Co and Ors v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (No 13) [1995] FCA 1459 cited Chaina v Alvaro Homes Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 353 cited Colgate-Palmolive v Cussons (1993) 46 FCR 225 cited De Alwis v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 77 cited Degmam Pty Ltd (in liq) v Wright (No 2) [1983] 2 NSWLR 354 cited Horizontal Falls Adventure Tours Pty Ltd (ACN 108 455 410) v Thomas (No 2) [2009] FCA 1084 cited InterTAN Inc v DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd [2005] FCAFC 54 cited Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 cited HORIZONTAL FALLS ADVENTURE TOURS PTY LTD (ACN 108 455 410) v TROY ROBERT THOMAS and RHYS HENRY THOMAS

QUD 115 of 2009

COLLIER J

27 OCTOBER 2009

BRISBANE

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION QUD 115 of 2009

BETWEEN: HORIZONTAL FALLS ADVENTURE TOURS PTY LTD (ACN 108 455 410)

Applicant

AND: TROY ROBERT THOMAS

First Respondent

RHYS HENRY THOMAS

Second Respondent