Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Sealed Air Australia Pty Limited v Aus-Lid Enterprises Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 388 File number: NSD 6 of 2015
Judge: KENNY J
Date of judgment: 25 March 2020
Catchwords: COSTS – whether indemnity costs payable on the basis of refusal of offers of compromise – where applicant obtained judgment more favourable than terms of offer of compromise – whether indemnity costs payable on the basis of defence being "foredoomed to fail" and therefore unreasonable to put applicant to costs of litigation – effect of r 25.14 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) – whether appropriate to discount costs award where applicant succeeded on tort claim while other claims were unsuccessful or abandoned – whether pre- or post-judgment interest payable pursuant to ss 51A and 52 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 51A, 52 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 25.01, 25.03, 25.05, 25.14, 39.06 Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 rr 21, 34 Professional Conduct and Practice Rules 2005 (Vic) rr 16, 28
Cases cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (No 4) [2018] FCA 684 Basetec Services Pty Ltd v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd (No 8) [2017] FCA 258 Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93; [1975] 3 All ER 333 Carey v Freehills [2013] FCA 1258 Chevron Australia Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 5) [2015] FCA 1310 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Limited (1993) 46 FCR 225 Colin R Price & Associates Pty Ltd v Four Oaks Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 883 Cryovac Australia Pty Ltd v Aus-Lid Enterprises Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 1027 Currie v Currie [2018] WASC 306 Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd v Republic of Nauru (No 2) [2015] HCA 53; 327 ALR 192 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Futuretronics.com.au Pty Ltd v Graphix Labels Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 40 General Manager of the Fair Work Commission v Thomson (No 4) [2015] FCA 1433 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2002] FCAFC 97; [2002] FCA 424; 188 ALR 659 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Henke v Carter [2002] FCA 492 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc) [1986] ATPR 40-748 Kiefel v State of Victoria [2014] FCA 411 Krueger Transport Equipment Pty Ltd v Glen Cameron Storage & Distribution Pty Ltd (No 3) [2008] FCA 1592 Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 27; 247 FCR 61 Management 3 Group Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Lenny's Commercial Kitchens Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 92; 203 FCR 283 NMFM Property Pty Ltd v Citibank Ltd (No 11) [2001] FCA 480; 109 FCR 77 Playgro Pty Ltd v Playgo Art & Craft Manufactory Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 478 Re Wilcox; ex parte Venture Industries Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 72 FCR 151 Ruddock v Vadarlis (No 2) [2001] FCA 1865; 115 FCR 229 Sealed Air Australia Pty Limited v Aus-Lid Enterprises Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 31 Sealed Air Australia Pty Limited v Aus-Lid Enterprises Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 716 Tetijo Holdings Pty Ltd v Keeprite Australia Pty Ltd [1991] FCA 225 Valcorp Australia Pty Ltd v Angas Securities Limited (No 2) [2012] FCAFC 52 Walker v Citigroup Global Markets Pty Ltd [2005] FCA 1866 Yates v Boland [2000] FCA 1895
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