Bright Build Pty Limited v The Owners – Strata Plan No 94514 [2021] NSWCATAP 163

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bright Build Pty Limited v The Owners – Strata Plan No 94514 [2021] NSWCATAP 163 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 02 June 2021 Decision date: 02 June 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: G K Burton SC, Senior Member A R Boxall, Senior Member Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is granted, to the extent that leave is required. (2) The appeal is allowed. (3) In lieu of Order 1 made 4 September 2020 in HB 18/47472, order as follows: (a) the first and third respondents are to pay the applicant's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis as agreed or assessed up to and including 11 March 2019; (b) the applicant is to pay the first and third respondents' costs of the proceedings on the indemnity basis as agreed or assessed after 11 March 2019 including costs incurred in relation to the costs orders made in the proceedings. Catchwords: HOME BUILDING - basis of costs orders with remaining areas of dispute but largely by consent - effect of calderbank offer Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 60, 80, 81, Sch 4 cl 12 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW), rr 38, 38A Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) s 3A Cases Cited: AAI Ltd t/as GIO v McGiffen (2016) 77 MVR 348, [2016] NSWCA 229 Allen v TriCare (Hastings) Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 25 Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Cervantes (2012) 61 MVR 443, [2012] NSWCA 244 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Bonita v Shen [2016] NSWCATAP 159 CEO of Customs v AMI Toyota Ltd (2000) 102 FCR 578, [2000] FCA 1343 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Croghan v Blacktown CC [2019] NSWCA 248 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163, [1995] HCA 58 Eadie v Harvey [2017] NSWCATAP 201 El-Wasfi v NSW; Kassas v NSW (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 27 Ericon Buildings PL v Owners SP 96597 [2020] NSWCATAP 265 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm PL v Victorian Workcover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435, [2005] VSCA 298 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499, [1936] HCA 40 Jegatheeswaran v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs (2001) 194 ALR 263, [2001] FCA 865 Johnson t/as One Tree Constructions v Lukeman [2017] NSWCATAP 45 Knox v Bollen [2018] NSWCATAP 106 Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan [2017] NSWCA 226 OC SP 68751 v CA DP 270281 [2015] NSWCATCD 99 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Lee v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2017] NSWSC 1849 Legal Profession Complaints Committee v Rayney [2017] WASCA 78 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 at 728 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332, [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZVFW (2018) 264 CLR 541, [2018] HCA 30 NSW Land and Housing Corp v Orr (2019) 100 NSWLR 578, [2019] NSWCA 231 Oppidan Homes PL v Yang [2017] NSWCATAP 67 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Owen v Kim [2017] NSWCATAP 26 Pholi v Wearne [2014] NSWCATAP 78 Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Economic Regulation Authority [2014] WASC 346 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Rodger v De Gelder (2015) 71 MVR 514, [2015] NSWCA 211 at [86] Rozenblit v Vainer (2018) 262 CLR 478, [2018] HCA 23 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Sanofi v Parke Davis PL [No 1] (1982) 149 CLR 147 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) PL (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 (CA) Thompson v Chapman [2016] NSWCATAP 6 Wainohu v NSW (2011) 243 CLR 181 Wehi v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 1176 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Costs Parties: Bright Build PL, Saade Constructions PL, Saade Construction Group PL (Appellants) Owners SP 94514 (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Klooster (Appellants)