Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Hudson v Sigalla (No 2) [2017] FCA 339 Appeal from: Hudson v Sigalla (No.3) [2016] FCCA 2140
File number: NSD 1605 of 2016
Judge: KATZMANN J
Date of judgment: 3 April 2017
Catchwords: COSTS — application for variation of costs order by the payment of a specified sum — whether a substantial portion of the amount claimed should be paid on an indemnity basis — limited extent of compromise — whether amount sought was fair and reasonable or excessive — dangers of time-costing — barrister litigant — scope of Chorley exception — where barrister party briefed for other barrister party — where other barristers also briefed
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 43(2), 43(3)(d), 37M, 37N Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 40.02(b), Sch 3
Cases cited: Ada Evans Chambers P/L v Santisi [2014] NSWSC 538 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Bechara t/as Bechara and Co v Bates [2016] NSWCA 294 Bechara v Bates (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 1722 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Council of the Queensland Law Society Inc v Roche [2004] 2 Qd R 574 Donohoe v Britz (No 2) (1904) 1 CLR 662 EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd [1983] Ch 59 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Law Society of New South Wales v Foreman (No 2) (1994) 34 NSWLR 408 Leary v Leary [1987] 1 WLR 72; [1987] 1 All ER 261 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley, Crawford, and Chester (1884) 13 QBD 872 Murphy v Legal Services Commissioner (No 2) [2013] QSC 253 New South Wales Crime Commission v Fleming and Heal (1991) 24 NSWLR 116 Sagacious Legal Pty Ltd v Wesfarmers General Insurance Ltd [2011] FCAFC 53 Seven Network Ltd v News Ltd [2007] FCA 2059 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Taylor v Pace Developments Ltd [1991] BCC 406 The Uniting Church v Takacs (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 172 Visscher v Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2012] FCA 212 Winn v Garland Hawthorn Brahe (No 1) [2007] VSC 360
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