Masters v Lombe (liquidator), in the matter of Babcock & Brown Limited (in liq) (Lump Sum Costs) [2024] FCA 1336

Federal Court of Australia Masters v Lombe (liquidator), in the matter of Babcock & Brown Limited (in liq) (Lump Sum Costs) [2024] FCA 1336 NSD 2525 of 2013 NSD 947 of 2014 File number(s): NSD 501 of 2015 NSD 1915 of 2019 NSD 1929 of 2019 NSD 1930 of 2019

Judgment of: CHEESEMAN J

Date of judgment: 21 November 2024

Catchwords: COSTS – applications for lump sum determinations –where existing costs orders made in a suite of related primary and appeal proceedings – where primary judge retired – where application for lump sum determination made after special leave applications dismissed – whether orders should be made for lump sum determinations in respect of existing cost orders – Held: orders made.

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 25(2B)(ab), 37M, 43 Federal Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009 (Cth) Legislation: Federal Court Rules 1976 (Cth) O 62 r 4 Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) rr 40.02, 40.12, 40.14, 40.32(2) Costs Practice Note (GPN-COSTS)

Alora Davies Developments 104 Pty Ltd (in liq) & Ors v Raphael [2024] NSWSC 735 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 598 Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Cassimatis (Costs) [2023] FCA 613 Backo v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2005] FCAFC 89 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) [1995] FCA 350; 57 FCR 119 Cassimatis v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2020] FCAFC 52 Coshott v Burke (No 3) [2019] FCAFC 23 DSE (Holdings) Pty Limited v InterTAN Inc [2004] FCA 1251 Fewin Pty Ltd v Burke (No 3) [2017] FCA 693 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Limited (No 3) [2018] FCA 183 Grant-Taylor v Babcock & Brown Limited (In Liquidation) [2015] FCA 149; 322 ALR 723 Cases cited: Grant-Taylor v Babcock & Brown Limited (in liquidation) [2016] FCAFC 60 Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Rinehart (No 3) [2021] FCAFC 23; 284 FCR 663 Hudson v Sigalla [2016] FCA 1204 Martin v Norton Rose Fulbright Australia (No 2) [2020] FCAFC 42 Masters v Lombe (liquidator), in the matter of Babcock & Brown Limited (in liq) [2021] FCAFC 161 Masters v Lombe (Liquidator); In the Matter of Babcock & Brown Limited (In Liq) [2019] FCA 1720 Masters & Ors v David Lombe in his capacity as Liquidator of Babcock & Brown Limited (in Liquidation); Broome & Ors v Lombe; Wilhelm & Ors v Lombe [2022] HCATrans 057 McMillan v Warner as trustee in the bankruptcy of McMillan [2024] FCA 525 Mineralogy Pty Ltd v Sino Iron Pty Ltd (No 7) [2018] FCA 1217 Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2017] FCAFC 146; 253 FCR 403 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Tzaneros Investments Pty Ltd v Walker Group Constructions Pty Ltd (No 4) [2018] NSWSC 431