NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Corry (No 5) [2020] NSWSC 1838

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd v Corry (No 5) [2020] NSWSC 1838 Hearing dates: 6-7 April, 5-6 and 17 May, 31 July 2020 Decision date: 17 December 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Pursuant to s 99 and s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), order the Respondents to indemnify the Applicants for wasted costs in the fixed sum of $70,000, payable forthwith. 2. Direct the parties to file brief written submissions within 7 days on the question of costs, with a view to dealing with costs on the papers if possible. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Orders against non-parties — Personal costs orders against lawyers Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 98, 99 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), Pt 7 Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW), rr 6, 19, 31 Supreme Court Act 1981 (UK) Cases Cited: Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167; [1990] HCA 47 Auspine Ltd v Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 1 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Brunskill v Sovereign Marine & General Insurance Co Ltd (1985) 59 ALJR 842; [1985] HCA 61 Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Levick [1999] FCA 1580 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472; [1993] HCA 78 Easyfind (NSW) Pty Ltd v Paterson (1987) 11 NSWLR 98 Effem Foods Pty Limited v Lake Cumbeline Pty Limited [1999] HCA 15 Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Limited (2013) 250 CLR 303; [2013] HCA 46 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118; [2003] HCA 22 Gitsham, Edwards & Jensen v Suncorp Metway Insurance Ltd [2002] QCA 416 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Hecron Ltd v Cousins [1990] NSWCA 93 Holman v Holman [1964] 5 FLR 406 JKB Holdings Pty Limited v de la Vega [2013] NSWSC 501 Kelly v Jowett (2009) 76 NSWLR 405; [2009] NSWCA 278 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300; [2005] NSWCA 153 Levick v Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 102 FCR 155; [2000] FCA 674 Myers v Elman [1940] AC 282 Nadarajapillai v Naderasa (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 209 Newell; Muriniti v De Costi (2018) 97 NSWLR 398; [2018] NSWCA 49 Orchard v South Eastern Electricity Board [1987] QB 565; [1987] 1 All ER 95 Re Bendeich (No 2) (1994) 53 FCR 422 Re Felicity; FM v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services (No 4) [2015] NSWCA 19 Ridehalgh v Horsefield [1994] Ch 205; [1994] 3 All ER 848 Riverlate Properties Ltd v Paul [1975] Ch 133; [1974] 2 All ER 656 Saleh v Romanous (2010) 79 NSWLR 453; [2010] NSWCA 274 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in liq) (1999) 73 ALJR 306; [1999] HCA 3 Taylor v Johnson (1983) 151 CLR 422; [1983] HCA 5 Wentworth v Rogers [1999] NSWCA 403 Texts Cited: J D Heydon, Cross on Evidence (10th ed, 2015, LexisNexis Butterworths) Practice Note SC Gen 5 Category: Costs Parties: NHB Enterprises Pty Ltd (First Applicant) Finn Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd (Second Applicant) George Gerges (First Respondent) Christopher Athanassios (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A T S Dawson SC with T B Senior (Applicants) R A Dick SC with A R Zahra (Respondents)