KSMC Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Hubba Bubba Childcare on Haig v Bowden (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 158

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: KSMC Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Hubba Bubba Childcare on Haig v Bowden (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 158 Hearing dates: 13 July 2020 Date of orders: 28 July 2020 Decision date: 28 July 2020 Before: Payne JA Decision: (1) Application dismissed; (2) Applicants to pay the costs of the respondents to the motion. Catchwords: DEFAMATION – application for third party costs order – where defendants successful on appeal COSTS – s 98 Civil Procedure Act – application for orders against third parties – application of principles in Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd and in FPM Constructions v Council of the City of the Blue Mountains – nature of third party interest COSTS – orders against third parties – whether parents had interest in litigation – whether parents lending funds to son to conduct litigation and desire for son to succeed in that litigation sufficient reason to award third party costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 118, 119 Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 34.2(1) Cases Cited: Citrus Queensland Pty Ltd v Sunstate Orchards Pty Ltd (No 10) [2009] FCA 498 Cooper v Maxwell (EWCA Civ, 20 March 1992, unrep); [1992] 3 WLUK 284 Dymocks Franchise Systems (NSW) Pty Ltd v Todd (No 2) [2004] UKPC 39 FPM Constructions v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Gore v Justice Corp Pty Ltd (2002) 119 FCR 429; [2002] FCAFC 83 Hamilton v Al Fayed (No 2) [2002] EWCA Civ 665; [2003] QB 1175 Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 HRX Pty Ltd v Scott [2013] NSWSC 451 Kebaro Pty Ltd v Saunders [2003] FCAFC 5 Knight v FP Special Assets Limited (1992) 174 CLR 178; [1992] HCA 178 KSMC Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Hubba Bubba Childcare on Haig v Bowden [2020] NSWCA 28 KSMC Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Hubba Bubba Childcare on Haig v Bowden (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 131 Locabail (UK) Ltd v Bayfield Properties Ltd & Ors [1999] EWHC 261 (Ch) Mistrina Pty Ltd v Australian Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd – Costs [2020] NSWSC 633 Murphy & Anor v Young & Co's Brewery & Anor [1997] 1 WLR 1591 Thistleton v Hendricks (1992) 32 Con LR 123 Vestris v Cashman (1998) 72 SASR 449 Yu v Cao (2015) 91 NSWLR 190; [2015] NSWCA 276 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: KSMC Holdings Pty Ltd t/as Hubba Bubba Childcare on Haig (First Applicant) Karen Suzanne Marion Chapman (Second Applicant) Matthew Bowden (First Respondent) Annette Bowden (Second Respondent) Thomas Robinson Bowden (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R H Armitage (Applicants) G McGrath (Respondents)