In the matter of Beverage Freight Services Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 797

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Beverage Freight Services Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 797 Hearing dates: 17 June 2020 Decision date: 24 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Gross sum costs order to include Defendants' claimed amounts with specified exclusions, and a discount of 10% applied to solicitors' fees. Parties to submit consent orders, or their respective orders and submissions, to give effect to Judgment. Catchwords: COSTS – gross sum costs order – indemnity basis – admissibility of expert evidence in gross sum costs order application – whether certain items outside scope of costs orders – appropriate discount in particular circumstances. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 3, 98 - Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 135, 136 - Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) - Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 (NSW) - Uniform Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), rr 31.19, 42.5 Cases Cited: - Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 - Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 - Hancock v Rinehart (Lump Sum Costs) [2015] NSWSC 1640 - Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 - Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2007] NSWSC 23 - Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District (No 12) [2019] NSWSC 916 - Re Beverage Freight Services Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 509 - Re Ji Woo International Education Centre Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 338 - Saba v Plumb & Anor [2017] NSWSC 955 - Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 811 - Willis v Health Communications Network Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 2 Texts Cited: - Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW, s 98.65 Category: Costs Parties: Brian Charles Hobson & Ors (Applicants/Defendants) J E & Vella Pty Ltd & Anor (Respondents/Plaintiffs) Representation: Counsel: M Dolenec (Applicants/Defendants) A Fernon (Respondents/Plaintiffs)