Zenith Corporation Australia Pty Ltd v Optus Mobile Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 1110

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zenith Corporation Australia Pty Ltd v Optus Mobile Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 1110 Hearing dates: 24 July 2020 Date of orders: 21 August 2020 Decision date: 21 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Henry J Decision: Security for costs ordered. See paragraph [95]. Catchwords: COSTS – security for costs – where plaintiff's financial position provided sufficient reason to believe it will be unable to pay defendants' costs – where defendants delayed bringing application for security – whether defendants' conduct materially contributed to plaintiff's inability to meet an order for security – whether proceedings would be stultified if an order for security was made – where plaintiff's director not impecunious and failed to proffer an undertaking to pay defendants' costs – security for costs ordered – security for costs payable in tranches Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.21(1)(d) Cases Cited: Bell Wholesale Co Ltd v Gates Export Corporation (1984) 2 FCR 1 BPM Pty Limited v HPM Pty Limited (1996) 131 FLR 339 CBX2 Pty Limited v National Australia Bank (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1969 Cornelius v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 65 Dae Boong International Co Pty Ltd v Gray [2009] NSWCA 11 Dalma Formwork Pty Ltd v Concrete Constructions Group Ltd [1998] NSWSC 472 Fiduciary Limited v Morningstar Research Pty Limited (2004) 208 ALR 564; [2004] NSWSC 664 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank [2001] NSWSC 744 Jazabas Pty Limited v Haddad [2007] NSWCA 291 KDL Building Pty Ltd v Mount [2006] NSWSC 474 KP Cable Investments Pty Ltd v Meltglow Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 189 Li v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 165 Narradine Pty Ltd v Mascot Steel and Tools Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 385 Oswal v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2016] VSC 52 Pioneer Park Pty Ltd v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2007] NSWCA 344 Re Colorado Products Pty Limited (in provisional liquidation) [2013] NSWSC 611 Suncare Constructions Australia Pty Ltd v Gainspace (MacKay) Pty Ltd [2016] QSC 67 The Owners – Strata Plan 87265 v Saaib [2019] NSWSC 289 Unified Pty Limited v Cancer Council of Western Australia Inc (No 3) [2011] WASC 161 Wollongong City Council v FPM Constructions Pty Ltd [2004] NSWSC 523 Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Limited [2012] NSWCA 245 Wollongong Coal Limited v Gujarat NRE Properties Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 187 Yandil Holdings Pty Ltd v Insurance Co of North America (1985) 3 ACLC 542 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Zenith Corporation Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Optus Mobile Pty Limited (First Defendant) Optus Networks Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Optus Internet Pty Limited (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Mansted (Plaintiff) L Rich (Defendants)