Sunny Superior Seafood Pty Ltd v Stevens [2021] NSWSC 381

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sunny Superior Seafood Pty Ltd v Stevens [2021] NSWSC 381 Hearing dates: Written submissions ending 2 March 2021 Date of orders: 16 April 2021 Decision date: 16 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: See [33] Catchwords: COSTS – party/party – indemnity costs – dispute concerning termination of lease – where the plaintiff discontinued proceedings – whether indemnity costs should be awarded – indemnity costs refused Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2018 (NSW), sch 5 cll 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 (NSW) Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 (No 2) (NSW) Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020 (No 3) (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.2 Cases Cited: Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 12 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 In the matter of Indoor Climate Technologies Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 356 Category: Costs Parties: Sunny Superior Seafood Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Maria Stevens (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Lloyd (Defendant)

Solicitors: Yingke Law Firm (Plaintiff) Herro Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2021/33749 Publication restriction: Nil