WLD Practice Holdings Pty Limited v Sara Stockham [2020] NSWSC 1354

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: WLD Practice Holdings Pty Limited v Sara Stockham [2020] NSWSC 1354 Hearing dates: 21 September 2020 Decision date: 08 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras 73-74 Catchwords: COSTS – Lump sum or gross costs orders – Whether lump sum costs order should be made – Appropriate discount to costs actually incurred – Where costs previously ordered to be paid forthwith Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98(4) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 136 Cases Cited: Bechara (T/as Bechara and Co) v Bates [2016] NSWCA 294 Berry Rural Co Operative Society Ltd v Sepak Industries Pty Ltd (No 4) [2018] NSWSC 1902 Edward Ted Lakis and Anor v Michael Victor Lardis and Anor (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1296 Fisher-Pollard by her tutor Fisher-Pollard v Fisher-Pollard [2018] NSWSC 807 Griffiths v TUI UK Ltd [2020] EWHC 2268 (QB) (20 August 2020) Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 In the matter of Beverage Freight Services Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 797 Kennedy v Cordia (Services) LLP [2016] 1WLR 597 Lawcover Insurance Pty Ltd v Muriniti and Newell [2018] NSWSC 558 Makita (Aust) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705 Ross v Padget [2016] NSWSC 1851 Wilkie v Brown [2016] NSWCA 128 WLD Practice Holdings Pty Ltd, in respect of the WLD Practice Holdings Trust v Sara Stockham and Anor [2020] NSWSC 395 WLD Practice Holdings Pty Ltd, in respect of the WLD Practice Holdings Trust v Sara Stockham and Anor [2020] NSWSC 464 WLD Practice Holdings Pty Ltd, in respect of the WLD Practice Holdings Trust v Sara Stockham and Anor [2020] NSWSC 576 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Costs Parties: WLD Practice Holdings Pty Ltd, in respect of the WLD Practice Holdings Trust (plaintiff) Sara Stockham (first defendant) Sara Stockham Pty Ltd (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Bova SC, D Reynolds (plaintiff) V Grey, Ms Castle (defendants)