Hudson Resources Limited v AceA Resources Pte Ltd [2021] NSWSC 41

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hudson Resources Limited v AceA Resources Pte Ltd [2021] NSWSC 41 Hearing dates: On the papers; submissions 14 December 2020 and 29 January 2021 Date of orders: 03 February 2021 Decision date: 03 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Plaintiff to pay defendants' costs on an indemnity basis Catchwords: COSTS – plaintiff's case failed at every level – whether costs should be on an indemnity basis –whether plaintiff maintained a case that had no reasonable prospects of success Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bookarelli Pty Ltd v Katanga Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 94 Chaina v Alvaro Homes Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 353 Civil Properties Pty Ltd v Miluc Pty Ltd [2011] WASCA 195 Evans v Braddock (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 518 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397; [1988] FCA 202 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd v Union Insurance Co Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 358 Hudson Resources Pty Ltd v AceA Resources Pte Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1771 J-Corps Pty Ltd v Australian Builders Labourers Federated Union of Workers (WA Branch) (No 2) [1993] FCA 70; 46 IR 301 Rickard Constructions Pty Limited v Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Limited [2005] NSWSC 481 The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v BGC Contracting Pty Ltd [2007] WASCA 257 S Category: Costs Parties: Hudson Resources Limited (Plaintiff) AceA Resources Pte Ltd (First Defendant) Sze Sin (Bernard) Juay (Second Defendant) Cheok Huat (Mick) Aw (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M K Condon SC with N M Bender (Plaintiff) D A Hughes with R Thrift (First and Second Defendants)