Balzola v Passas (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1200

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Balzola v Passas (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1200 Hearing dates: On the papers in chambers Date of orders: 4 September 2020 Decision date: 04 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Confirm the costs orders made in favour of the plaintiff by Justice McCallum on 12 November 2018, Justice Campbell on 10 December 2018 and Justice Hoeben CJ at CL on 22 March 2019; (2) Subject to order 1, the first defendant is to pay two-thirds of the plaintiff's costs on the ordinary basis so far as those costs relate to the proceedings brought against her alone; (3) Subject to order 1, the plaintiff is to pay the second defendant's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS – general rule that costs follow the event – whether indemnity costs should be awarded – whether a Sanderson order should be made – where ordinary costs awarded Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 60 Defamation Act 2004 (NSW) ss 8, 34 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: Bailey v Department of Land and Water Conservation (2009) 74 NSWLR 333; [2009] NSWCA 100 Balzola v Passas [2018] NSWSC 1724 Balzola v Passas [2020] NSWSC 896. Bullock v London General Omnibus Co. [1907] 1KB 264 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Council of the City of Liverpool v Turano [No 2] [2009] NSWCA 176 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215; [1985] HCA 85 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Co. [1903] 2KB 533. SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee v Gibson [2000] NSWCA 179; (2000) NSWCCR 417 Sved v Council of the Municipality of Woollahra (1998) NSW Conv R 55-842 Category: Costs Parties: Robert Balzola (Plaintiff) Julie Passas (First Defendant) Anthony Raciti (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Rasmussen (Plaintiff) Mr N Kirby (First Defendant)