The Owners – Strata Plan No 55682 v W. R. Berkley Insurance (Europe), PLC & Ors (No.3) [2021] NSWDC 15

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners – Strata Plan No 55682 v W. R. Berkley Insurance (Europe), PLC & Ors (No.3) [2021] NSWDC 15 Hearing dates: On the Papers Date of orders: 12 February 2021 Decision date: 12 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 8 Catchwords: COSTS – costs of cross-claim – whether Sanderson order should be made Legislation Cited: Nil Cases Cited: Nil Texts Cited: Dal Pont, Law of Costs (4th Ed, 2018, Lexis Nexis Australia) at [11.36] Category: Costs Parties: The Owners – Strata Plan No 55682 (Plaintiff) W. R. Berkley Insurance (Europe), PLC (First Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Berkley Insurance Company (Second Cross-Claimant) HHIA Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Mr D Hynes (Third Defendant) Ms L Honeychurch (Fourth Defendant) Westcourt General Insurance Broker Pty Ltd trading as Westcourt General Insurance Broker Pty Ltd ACN 009401772 as trustee for the WGIB Trust (Fifth Defendant) QUS PTY LTD (Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr C Simpson for the plaintiff Mr M Friedgut for the first defendant/first cross-claimant and the second cross-claimant Mr J Sleight for the second to the fifth defendants Mr M Newton for the cross-defendant

Solicitors: Baker Mannering & Hart for the plaintiff McInnes Wilson Lawyers for the first defendant/cross-claimant HBA Legal for the second to fifth defendants Gilchrist Connell for the cross-defendant File Number(s): 2019/100722 Publication restriction: Nil