Colin R Price & Associates Pty Ltd v Four Oaks Pty Ltd (No 3) [2016] FCA 1031

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Colin R Price & Associates Pty Ltd v Four Oaks Pty Ltd (No 3) [2016] FCA 1031 File number: VID 1009 of 2012

Judge: MOSHINSKY J

Date of judgment: 25 August 2016

Catchwords: COSTS – the Court's discretion as to costs – where applicants successful on some issues but respondents successful on an issue which occupied substantial time at trial – whether offers of compromise or Calderbank offer affected costs outcome

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 43 Federal Court Rules 2011, rr 1.34, 1.35, 25.14

Cases cited: Bowen Investments Pty Ltd v Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCAFC 107 Colin R Price & Associates Pty Ltd v Four Oaks Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 764 Colin R Price & Associates Pty Ltd v Four Oaks Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 883 Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd v Republic of Nauru (No 2) (2015) 327 ALR 192 Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited (No 2) (2015) 237 FCR 127 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd (2016) 117 IPR 415 Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship (2013) 251 CLR 322 Queensland North Australia Pty Ltd v Takeovers Panel (No 2) (2015) 236 FCR 370 Rakic v Johns Lyng Insurance Building Solutions (Victoria) Pty Ltd (Trustee) (No 2) [2016] FCA 783 Robinson v Kenny (No 2) [2015] FCA 2 Ruddock v Vadarlis (No 2) (2001) 115 FCR 229 Skyy Spirits LLC v Lodestar Anstalt (No 2) [2015] FCA 575 Veda Advantage Limited v Malouf Group Enterprises Pty Limited (No 2) [2016] FCA 470