Harvard Nominees Pty Ltd v Tiller (No 3) [2020] FCA 1054

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Harvard Nominees Pty Ltd v Tiller (No 3) [2020] FCA 1054 File number: WAD 250 of 2019

Judge: JACKSON J

Date of judgment: 22 July 2020

Catchwords: COSTS - discretion as to costs - whether costs should follow the event - where applicant partially successful on certain issues but ultimately unsuccessful in overall outcome - where issues upon which applicant was successful occupied substantial time at trial - whether costs order granting discount to applicant appropriate - discount granted

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 37M, 43

Cases cited: Australian Conservation Foundation Inc v Forestry Commission of Tasmania (1988) 81 ALR 166 Evans Deakin Pty Ltd v Sebel Furniture Ltd [2003] FCA 282 Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd v Republic of Nauru (No 2) [2015] HCA 53; (2015) 327 ALR 192 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Investments (Ireland) (No 2) Limited v Generic Partners Pty Limited (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 100 Harvard Nominees Pty Ltd v Tiller (No 2) [2020] FCA 604 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) ATPR 40-748 Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC v Gilead Sciences Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 7 Keet v Ward [2011] WASCA 139 Kimber v The Owners Strata Plan No 48216 [2018] FCAFC 181 Nikolaou v Papasavas Phillips & Co (No 2) (1989) 166 CLR 394 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Rozenblit v Vainer (No 2) [2019] VSC 366 Sabah Yazgi v Permanent Custodians Ltd (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 306 Stefanovski v Digital Central Australia (Assets) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 113 Strzelecki Holdings Pty Ltd v Jorgensen [2019] WASCA 96; (2019) 54 WAR 388