Australian Unity Funds Management Limited v NorthWest Healthcare Australia RE Limited [2021] NSWSC 1039

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australian Unity Funds Management Limited v NorthWest Healthcare Australia RE Limited [2021] NSWSC 1039 Hearing dates: Last submissions as to costs 6 August 2021 Date of orders: 18 August 2021 Decision date: 18 August 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Grant leave to the Plaintiff to discontinue the proceedings and order that each party pay its own costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event — Whether to depart from ordinary position — Where proceedings become moot and are discontinued by leave — Where no determination on the merits — Default provision for costs under UCPR r 42.20. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 - Trustee Act 1925 (NSW), s 93 Cases Cited: - Australiawide Airlines Ltd v Aspirion Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 365 - Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 32 - 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 San [2010] NSWSC 809 - Metro Hotel Sydney Pty Ltd v Kol Tov Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1195 - Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 - Parlby v Blair [2013] NSWSC 100 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; (1997) 143 ALR 1; [1997] HCA 6 - Re Myao Travel Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1672 - Spatt v Benson [2019] NSWSC 1195 Category: Costs Parties: Australian Unity Funds Management Limited (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) NorthWest Healthcare Australia RE Limited (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Representation: Counsel: P Crutchfield/ J Rudd (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) T Wong SC/G Ahern (Defendant/Cross-Claimant)