Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Ponraj v Wycombe Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] FCA 272 File number(s): VID 727 of 2020
Judgment of: MCELWAINE J
Date of judgment: 27 March 2023
Catchwords: COSTS – whether an order for indemnity costs should be made – where respondent/cross-claimant made offers by Calderbank letters and notice of offer to compromise – where applicant/cross-respondent was unsuccessful in claim and cross-claim – indemnity costs order made pursuant to r 25.14 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 43(3)(g), 51A Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 25.14, 39.06, 40.01, 40.02
Cases cited: Anchorage Capital Partners Pty Ltd v ACPA Pty Ltd (No2) [2018] FCAFC 112 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Coshott v Prentice (No 2) [2018] FCAFC 221 Ponraj v Wycombe Services Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 118 Zibara v Ultra Management (Sports) Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 4 Federal Court of Australia, Costs Practice Note (GPN-Costs)
Division: General Division
Registry: Victoria
National Practice Area: Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights
Number of paragraphs: 10
Date of hearing: On the papers
Date of last submissions Respondent: 8 March 2023
Counsel for the Applicant: The Applicant appeared in person
Counsel for the Respondent: Ms J Alderson
Solicitor for the Respondent: Seyfarth Shaw Australia
ORDERS VID 727 of 2020
BETWEEN: DHANDAPANI PONRAJ Applicant
AND: WYCOMBE SERVICES PTY LTD First Respondent
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