Oztech Pty Ltd v Public Trustee of Queensland (No 17) [2018] FCA 2068

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Oztech Pty Ltd v Public Trustee of Queensland (No 17) [2018] FCA 2068 File number: NSD 937 of 2014

Judge: YATES J

Date of judgment: 21 December 2018

Catchwords: COSTS – application by respondent for award of indemnity costs – whether offer was a genuine compromise – whether applicant unreasonably failed to accept offer of compromise – whether special costs order under s 43 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) should be made

Legislation: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), ss 75, 135 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), ss 33J(1), 33V, 43 Federal Court Rules 2011, r 25.14, Pt 25

Cases cited: Australian Transport Insurance Pty Ltd v Graeme Phillips Road Transport Insurance Pty Ltd (1986) 10 FCR 177 Brooke & McKenzie Pty Ltd v El-Gra Engineering Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 1495; 116 IPR 521 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Clark v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2010) 222 FCR 102; [2010] FCA 415 Clarke v Sandhurst Trustees Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 511 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Grbavac v Hart [1997] 1 VR 154 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Les Laboratories Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 27; 247 FCR 61 McMullin v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 84 FCR 1 National Trustees Executors and Agency Co of Australia Ltd v Barnes (1941) 64 CLR 268 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Oztech Pty Ltd v Public Trustee of Queensland (No 15) [2018] FCA 819 Oztech Pty Ltd v Public Trustee of Queensland (No 16) [2018] FCA 1155 Probiotec Ltd v University of Melbourne [2008] FCAFC 5; 166 FCR 30 Szencorp Pty Ltd v Clean Energy Council (No 2) [2009] FCA 196 Thors v Weekes (1989) 92 ALR 131 Visscher v Teekay Shipping (Aust) Pty Ltd (No 5) [2013] FCA 28 Wimmera Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd v RGC Mineral Sands Ltd [1999] FCA 421; 46 IPR 173