ISS Facility Management Pty Ltd & Anor v Quality Bakers Australia Pty Ltd & Ors (No. 2) [2020] NSWDC 513

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: ISS Facility Management Pty Ltd & Anor v Quality Bakers Australia Pty Ltd & Ors (No. 2) [2020] NSWDC 513 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 07 September 2020 Decision date: 07 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 34 Catchwords: COSTS – application for indemnity offer – offer made prior to commencement of proceeding – whether offeree's rejection of offer was unreasonable – offer of compromise – whether offer amounted to a real and genuine compromise Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.14 Cases Cited: Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Crump & Ors v Equine Nutrition Systems Pty Limited trading as Horsepower & Anor (No 2) [2007] NSWSC 25 ISS Facility Management Pty Ltd & Anor v Quality Bakers Australia Pty Ltd & Ors [2020] NSWDC 447 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Robb Evans of Robb Evans & Associates v European Bank Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 170 Tati v Stonewall Hotel Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 124 Category: Principal judgment Parties: ISS Facility Management Pty Ltd ABN 70 108 821 576 (First Plaintiff) ISS Facility Services Limited NZBN 942904064321 (Second Defendant) Quality Bakers Australia Pty Ltd ABN 45 004 205 449 (First Defendant) Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Goodman Fielder New Zealand Limited (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A Vincent for the plaintiffs Mr J Hutton for the defendants