Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Whitton [2015] FCA 1352

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Whitton [2015] FCA 1352 Citation: Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Whitton [2015] FCA 1352

Parties: MANGO BOULEVARD PTY LTD (ACN 101 544 601) and BMD HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED (ACN 101 093 349) v ROBERT WILLIAM WHITTON, RICHARD WILLIAM SPENCER and SILVANA PEROVICH

File number: VID 1183 of 2010

Judge: RANGIAH J

Date of judgment: 2 December 2015

Catchwords: COSTS – applicant unsuccessful in principal proceeding – whether applicant should pay first respondent's costs for his application to reopen case – where first respondent purported to take "neutral role" in proceeding – where application to reopen refused – first respondent to pay applicant's costs of application to reopen COSTS – application for indemnity costs – whether proceedings conducted for collateral purpose – whether institution and conduct of proceedings unreasonable – whether there was imprudent refusal of offer of compromise – where applicant entitled to pursue result provided for by law – where application for summary judgment dismissed – where offer of compromise uncertain – no basis for indemnity costs – party and party costs ordered

Legislation: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) ss 30 and 178 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 40.01, 40.02, 40.03 and Schedule 1 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld)

Cases cited: Colgate Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 cited Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian Workcover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435 cited LPD Holdings (Aust) Pty Ltd v Phillips Hickey and Toigo [2013] QCA 305 cited Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Whitton (2011) 198 FCR 211 cited Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Whitton [2014] FCA 324 cited Mango Boulevard Pty Ltd v Whitton [2015] FCA 1169 cited Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 cited Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 cited