Rawlings v Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 39

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rawlings v Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 39 Hearing dates: 12 February 2021 Defendant's Written Submissions – 09 February 2021 Plaintiff's Written Submissions – 10 February 2021 Date of orders: 19 February 2021 Decision date: 19 February 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: The Defendant to pay the Plaintiff's costs Catchwords: COSTS – Whether costs should ordinarily follow the event – Where the Defendant argues it was successful on discrete issues and percentage costs order should be made- Where Plaintiff asserts the issues were interrelated- Where the Plaintiff asserts that the Defendant did not act reasonably with a view to resolution of proceedings Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rules 42.1 Cases Cited: Amaca Pty Ltd v Mathwin [2005] NSWCA 364 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No.2) Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCCA 304 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd & Anor v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Halsey v Milton Keynes General NHS Trust; Steel v Joy [2004] 4 All ER 920. Hughes v Western Australia Cricket Association (Inc) [1986] ATPR 40 Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications (No 2) [2015] FCA 750 Hooker v Gilling (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 214 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Mauger v Wingecarribee Shire Council (No 2) [2015] NSWC 1191 Permanent Trustee Aust Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd (Supreme Court (NSW), 3 June 1998, unrep) State of New South Wales v Stanley [2007] NSWCA 330 Sabah Yazgi v Permanent Custodians Limited (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 306 Sanders v Snell (No 2) (2000) 174 ALR 53 The State of Victoria v Sportsbet Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCAFC Texts Cited: G E Dal Pont, Law Of Costs 4th edition Category: Costs Parties: Daniel Rawlings (Plaintiff) Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J. Cohen (Plaintiff) Mr. E Cox (Defendant)