Beling v Sixty International S.A. (No 2) [2015] FCA 355

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Beling v Sixty International S.A. (No 2) [2015] FCA 355 Citation: Beling v Sixty International S.A. (No 2) [2015] FCA 355

Parties: JOEL BELING v SIXTY INTERNATIONAL S.A.

File number: VID 626 of 2014

Judge: MORTIMER J

Date of judgment: 17 April 2015

Catchwords: COSTS – applicant's Calderbank offer unreasonably rejected by respondent – where offeror seeking indemnity costs is a solicitor litigant – indemnity costs not available to solicitor litigant in the absence of any contractual liability to pay professional costs – lump sum costs awarded having regard to scale of costs

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M, 43 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 40.30, Sch 3 Federal Court Rules 1979 (Cth) O 62 r 19

Cases cited: Auspine Ltd v Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 1; [1999] FCA 673 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Beling v Sixty International S.A. [2015] FCA 250 Black v Lipovac (1998) 217 ALR 386; [1998] FCA 699 Buckland v Watts [1970] 1 QB 27 Cachia v Hanes (1999) 179 CLR 403 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Charlick Trading Pty Ltd v Australian National Railways Commission [2001] FCA 629 Donohoe v Britz (No 2) (1904) 1 CLR 662 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian Workcover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Kiefel v State of Victoria [2014] FCA 411 Leary v Leary [1987] 1 All ER 261 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley (1884) 13 QBD 872 MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236 Shaw v Yarranova [2011] VSCA 55 Stanley v Phillips (1966) 115 CLR 470 Stobbart v Mocnaj [1999] WASC 252