Watton v MacTaggart (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1351

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Watton v MacTaggart (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1351 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 6 October 2020 Decision date: 06 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. The plaintiff have her costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis out of the estate, such costs capped at $50,000. 2. The defendant's costs be borne out of the estate on the indemnity basis. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Bases of quantification — Indemnity basis — Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event — Offers of compromise/Calderbank offers COSTS — Party/Party — Payable out of a fund — Deceased estate Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 59 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.15, 42.15A Cases Cited: Associated Confectionery (Aust) Ltd v Mineral and Chemical Traders Pty Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 349 Azar v Kathirgamalingan [2012] NSWCA 429 Bates v Cooke (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1322 Bezjak v Wyatt (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 232 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Carey v Robson (No 2) [2009] NSWSC 1199 Commissioner of Taxation v Moodie [2014] NSWCA 59; (2014) 282 FLR 453 Commonwealth v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Dalma Formwork (Australia) Pty Ltd v Maricic (No 3) [2008] NSWCA 29 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Forsyth v Sinclair (No 2) [2020] VSCA 195 Harris v Carter [2020] NSWSC 196 Houatchanthara v Bednarszyk (Court of Appeal (NSW), 14 October 1996, unrep) Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Assn (1986) ATPR 40-748 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd) (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 McDonald v O'Connor (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 344 Meres v Meres [2017] NSWSC 523 Milosevska v Milosevski [2019] NSWSC 711 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Pacific General Securities Ltd v Soliman & Sons Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 724 Philpott v Pantos [2018] NSWSC 852 Rogers v Rogers [2018] NSWSC 1982 Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Co Pty Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 97 Waters v PC Henderson (Aust) Pty Ltd (Court of Appeal (NSW), 6 July 1994, unrep) Watton v MacTaggart [2020] NSWSC 1233 Windsurfing International Incorporated v Petit (1987) AIPC 90-441 Yazgi v Permanent Custodian Ltd (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 306 Category: Costs Parties: Jannette Dorothy Watton (Plaintiff) David John MacTaggart (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Bridger (Plaintiff) B Regener (Defendant)