Labelmakers Group Pty Ltd v LL Force Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 1227

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Labelmakers Group Pty Ltd v LL Force Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 1227 Citation: Labelmakers Group Pty Ltd v LL Force Pty Ltd (No 4) [2013] FCA 1227

Parties: LABELMAKERS GROUP PTY LTD (ACN 114 717 814) and LABELMAKERS GROUP WA PTY LTD (ACN 061 909 788) v LL FORCE PTY LTD (TRADING AS LABELFORCE), ERNEST SAMPSON COOLEY, JASON EARNEST COOLEY, PAUL RICHARD DEVENEY, SCOTT SWEENEY and CHLOE LEECH

File number: VID 555 of 2009

Judge: TRACEY J

Date of judgment: 21 November 2013

Catchwords: COSTS – breach of fiduciary, contractual and statutory obligations – election made for equitable compensation – discussion of principles governing the award of costs, including indemnity costs – whether costs to be assessed on an indemnity basis

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37P, 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) Pt 25

Cases cited: Barrett Property Group Limited v Metricon Homes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] FCA 1823 – cited Cirillo v Consolidated Press Property Limited (No 2) [2007] FCA 179 – considered Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 – considered Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 – cited Denlay v Commissioner of Taxation (No 2) (2013) 302 ALR 237 – cited Dowling v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] FCAFC 28 – considered Gersten v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 260 – considered Hamod v New South Wales (2002) 188 ALR 659 – applied Holyoake Industries (Vic) Pty Ltd v V-Flow Pty Ltd (No 2)(2012) 88 ACSR 679 – cited Hospital Products Limited v United States Surgical Corporation (1984) 156 CLR 41 – considered Labelmakers Group Pty Ltd v LL Force Pty Ltd (No 2)[2012] FCA 512 – cited Labelmakers Group Pty Ltd v LL Force Pty Ltd (No 3) [2013] FCA 1059 – cited Menkens v Wintour [2011] QSC 53 – cited Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 – cited Ruddock v Vadarlis (No 2) (2001) 115 FCR 229 – cited