Greiss v Seven Network Operations Ltd (Costs) [2024] FCA 377

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Greiss v Seven Network Operations Ltd (Costs) [2024] FCA 377 File number: NSD 292 of 2022

Judgment of: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 16 April 2024

Catchwords: COSTS – action for defamation – where applicant sued on three publications and succeeded on only one – where respondents allege applicant engaged in disentitling conduct – where award was less than $100,000 – whether respondents should pay applicant's costs – whether applicant should be required to pay a substantial portion of respondents' costs – whether costs should be reduced by a specified amount under r 40.08(a) of Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)

Legislation: Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) s 25B Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (Cth) s 25(1)(c) Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021 (Cth) Sch 5 Pt 2 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 32AB(8A), 37M(3), 37N, 43 Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987 (Cth) s 9(3) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 1.40, 40.08 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) s 40(1) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1993 (ACT) s 4 Legislation Act 2001 (ACT) s 183

Cases cited: Crosby v Kelly (2012) 203 FCR 451 El-Debel v Micheletto (Trustee) (No 2) [2021] FCAFC 146 Gray v Richards (2014) 252 CLR 601 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex Pty Ltd (2016) 247 FCR 61 Palmer v McGowan (No 6) [2022] FCA 927; 405 ALR 462 Rana v Google Inc (2017) 254 FCR 1 Rawley Pty Ltd v Bell (No 3) [2007] FCA 142 Russell v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 4) [2023] FCA 1279 Umoona Tjutagku Health Service Aboriginal Corporation v Walsh (2019) 268 FCR 401