In the matter of Reserve Hotels Pty Limited [2021] NSWSC 487

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Reserve Hotels Pty Limited [2021] NSWSC 487 Hearing dates: 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 March 2021 Decision date: 07 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Deed of assignment set aside; orders for money judgment and interests in favour of one Defendant against several parties and orders as to costs made. Catchwords: COSTS – Bases of quantification – orders reflecting results in Plaintiffs' claim and Defendants' interlocutory process Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 98, 100, 101 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 42.1, 42.20 Cases Cited: - Australiawide Airlines Ltd v Aspirion Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 365 - Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 32 - Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 266 - Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 - Fordyce v Fordham (2006) 67 NSWLR 497; [2006] NSWCA 274 - Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 - McNamara v Bao San & Ors [2010] NSWSC 809 - Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 - Re ICB Medical Distributors Pty Ltd and The International College of Biomechanics Pty Ltd; ICB Gait and Posture Clinic Pty Ltd; Foot Steps Orthotics Pty Limited (2019) 135 ACSR 443; [2019] NSWSC 174 - Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 at 624-625; [1997] HCA 6 Texts Cited: - Category: Costs Parties: Mary Balagiannis (First Plaintiff/First Respondent to Interlocutory Process) Angeliki Balagiannis (also known as Angelique Balagiannis) (Second Plaintiff/Second Respondent to Interlocutory Process) Nicolas Balagiannis (First Defendant/First Cross-Claimant to Interlocutory Process) Reserve Hotels Pty Limited (Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant to Interlocutory Process) Sydney Hotel Management Pty Limited (Third Defendant/Third Cross-Claimant to Interlocutory Process) Dimitri Kentrotis (Third Respondent to Interlocutory Process) Representation: Counsel: C D Wood SC/J I Parrish (Plaintiffs/First and Second Respondents to Interlocutory Process) I Jackman SC/D Birch (Defendants/Cross-Claimants to Interlocutory Process) A Russoniello (Third Respondent to Interlocutory Process)