Macquarie Grove Homes Pty Ltd v Gammage Investments Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 1765

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Macquarie Grove Homes Pty Ltd v Gammage Investments Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 1765 Hearing dates: 02 December 2020 Date of orders: 02 December 2020 Decision date: 02 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: Henry J Decision: Security for costs and discovery ordered. See paragraph [49]. Catchwords: COSTS – security for costs – where plaintiff provided limited evidence of its financial position – whether reason to believe plaintiff will be unable to pay defendant's costs – where defendant delayed bringing application for security – security for future costs ordered COSTS – costs of motions – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.7, 42.21 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335 Cases Cited: CBX2 Pty Limited v National Australia Bank (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1969 Chocron v Onkoud [2018] NSWSC 1205 Cornelius v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 65 Li v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 165 Precise Training Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2020] NSWSC 1202 Re Beechworth Land Estates Pty Ltd (Admin Apptd) (2015) 298 FLR 233; [2015] NSWSC 733 Re Colorado Products Pty Limited (in provisional liquidation) [2013] NSWSC 611 Wollongong City Council v FPM Constructions Pty Limited [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 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Macquarie Grove Homes Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Gammage Investments Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Ipp (Plaintiff) J Simpkins (Defendant)