Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Kiefel v State of Victoria [2014] FCA 411 Citation: Kiefel v State of Victoria [2014] FCA 411
Parties: JAMES KIEFEL (BY HIS NEXT FRIEND, WENDY KIEFEL v STATE OF VICTORIA (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT)
File numbers: VID 2 of 2011 VID 250 of 2011
Judge: TRACEY J
Date of judgment: 30 April 2014
Catchwords: COSTS – party-party costs – indemnity costs – Calderbank offer – respondent's application for costs where applicant failed to plead viable case – whether costs should follow the event – whether indemnity costs should be ordered against the applicant's solicitors – whether serious dereliction of duty – whether Calderbank offer unreasonably refused
Legislation: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2009 (Cth) Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M, 37N Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 9.66, 40.03 and O 25
Cases cited: Alpine Hardwoods (Aust) Pty Ltd v Hardys Pty Ltd (No 2) (2002) 190 ALR 121 – cited Black v Lipovac (1998) 217 ALR 386 – cited Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 – followed Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 – considered Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 – cited Cutts v Head [1984] Ch 290 – 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 – cited Dr Martens Australia Pty Ltd v Figgins Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] FCA 602 – cited GEC Marconi Systems Pty Ltd v BHP Information Technology Pty Ltd (2003) 201 ALR 55 – considered Gersten v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs [2001] FCA 260 – considered Hamod v New South Wales (2002) 188 ALR 659 – cited IFTC Broking Services Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (2010) 268 ALR 1 – cited Kiefel v State of Victoria [2013] FCA 1398 – cited Medcalf v Mardell [2003] 1 AC 120 – cited MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny and Good Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236 – cited Modra v State of Victoria (2012) 205 FCR 445 – cited Perry v Comcare (2006) 150 FCR 319 – cited Ruddock v Vadarlis (No 2) (2001) 115 FCR 229 – cited Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Company Pty Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 97 – cited Walker v State of Victoria [2012] FCAFC 38 – considered White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (a firm) (1998) 156 ALR 169 – cited
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