Austin, Nichols & Co Inc v Lodestar Anstalt (No 2) [2011] FCA 450

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Austin, Nichols & Co Inc v Lodestar Anstalt (No 2) [2011] FCA 450 Citation: Austin, Nichols & Co Inc v Lodestar Anstalt (No 2) [2011] FCA 450

Parties: AUSTIN, NICHOLS & CO INC and RARE BREED DISTILLING LLC v LODESTAR ANSTALT

File number: NSD 518 of 2009

Judge: COWDROY J

Date of judgment: 6 May 2011

Corrigendum: 6 June 2011

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Costs – claim for costs by unsuccessful party against successful party – successful party succeeded only on the issue of discretion – apportionment of costs ordered PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Costs – claim for indemnity costs – offers of compromise – offers insufficient to satisfy neither the requirements of the Calderbank principle nor of O 23 r 11 of the Federal Court Rules – claim for indemnity costs dismissed

Legislation: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) s 43 Federal Court Rules O 23 r 11 Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) s 92, s 100(3), s 101(3)

Cases cited: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Global Gaming Supplies Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCA 277 Austin, Nichols & Co Inc v Lodestar Anstalt [2011] FCA 39 AWA Ltd v George Richard Daniels, t/as Deloitte Haskins and Sells (unreported, No 50271 of 1991, NSWSC Comm D, 8 October 1992, BC9201567) Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 33 CGU Insurance Limited v Corrections Corporation of Australia Superannuation Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 173 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Limited (1993) 46 FCR 225 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 Dias Aluminium Products Pty Ltd v Ullrich Aluminium Pty Ltd (No 2) (2005) 225 ALR 569 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd (formerly Solar Tint Pty Ltd) v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261 Doric Products Pty Ltd v Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd (2002) 54 IPR 495 Dukemaster Pty Ltd v Bluehive Pty Ltd [2003] FCAFC 1 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Futuretronics.com.au Pty Ltd v Graphix Labels Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 40 Granitgard Pty Ltd v Termicide Pest Control Pty Ltd (No 6) [2010] FCA 381 H Lundbeck A/S v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FCAFC 118 Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd (2010) 240 CLR 590 Holt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Howards Storage World Pty Ltd v Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd (2010) 182 FCR 84 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) ATPR 40-748 ICI Chemicals & Polymers Ltd v Lubrizol Corporation Inc (2000) 106 FCR 214 IFTC Broking Services Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2010) 268 ALR 1 In Re Elgindata (No 2) [1993] 1 All ER 232 JMVB Enterprises Pty Ltd (formerly A 'Van Campers Pty Ltd) v Camoflag Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] FCAFC 6 John S Hayes & Associates Pty Ltd v Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 201 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Morgan v Johnson (1998) 44 NSWLR 578 New South Wales Insurance Ministerial Corporation v Reeve (1993) 42 NSWLR 100 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Review 2 Pty Ltd v Redberry Enterprise Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCA 1805 Roadshow Films Pty Ltd & Ors v iiNet Ltd (No 4) (2010) 269 ALR 606 Ruddock v Vardarlis (No 2) (2001) 115 FCR 229 Seven Network Ltd and Anor v News Ltd and Ors (2007) 244 ALR 374 The Ritz Hotel Ltd v Charles of the Ritz Ltd (1989) AIPC 90-567 Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 3) (1979) 28 ALR 201 Uniline Australia Ltd v SBriggs Pty Ltd (No 2) and Anor [2009] FCA 920 Vawdrey Australia Pty Ltd v Krueger Transport Equipment Pty Ltd (2009) 261 ALR 269 Waters v PC Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd (1994) 254 ALR 328 Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd v RGC Mineral Sands Ltd [1997] FCA 1337 Winton Shire Council v Lomas (2002) 56 IPR 243