Valmont Interiors Pty Ltd v Giorgio Armani Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2021] NSWCA 160

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Valmont Interiors Pty Ltd v Giorgio Armani Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2021] NSWCA 160 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 03 August 2021 Decision date: 03 August 2021 Before: Bell P; Macfarlan JA; Leeming JA Decision: 1. Set aside orders 3 and 4 made by the primary judge on 12 February 2021. 2. In lieu thereof, order that, save for adverse costs orders made against the defendant prior to 13 July 2020, there be no order as to costs of the proceedings at first instance up to and including 13 July 2020, but that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of the proceedings at first instance on the indemnity basis thereafter. Catchwords: COSTS – Calderbank offer at first instance – where offeror would have been unsuccessful at first instance but where Calderbank offer, if accepted, would have resulted in appellant securing a more favourable outcome at first instance than it ultimately obtained as a result of its successful appeal Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 42.1, 42.2 Cases Cited: Ambulance Service of New South Wales v Worley (No 2) (2006) 67 NSWLR 719; [2006] NSWCA 236 Bathurst Regional Council as Trustee for the Bathurst City Council Crown Reserves Reserve Trust v Thompson (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 420 Byrmount Pty Limited t/a Watson Toyota (ACN 003 200 459) v Cummins [2005] NSWCA 69 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Gilberg v Maritime Super Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 394 Gray v Hobson (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 131 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Hunter v Roberts (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 235 Jones v Bradley (No. 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Ku-ring-gai Council v Chan (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 73 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 McKeith v Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC; Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC v James (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 260 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Perisher Blue Pty Ltd v Nair-Smith (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 268 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Squire v Squire (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 120 Tambree v Travel Compensation Fund (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 147 Tati v Stonewall Hotel Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 124 Valmont Interiors Pty Limited v Giorgio Armani Australia Pty Limited (No. 2) [2021] NSWDC 9 Ziegler as trustee for the Doris Gayst Testamentary Trust v Cenric Group Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 85 Category: Costs Parties: Valmont Interiors Pty Ltd (Appellant) Giorgio Armani Australia Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: