Girardi as trustee for The Superannuation Fund – Greengate Investments v Duncum [2021] NSWSC 1138

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Girardi as trustee for The Superannuation Fund – Greengate Investments v Duncum [2021] NSWSC 1138 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 07 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Order the plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the proceeding from 19 May 2021 on the indemnity basis. 2. Otherwise, there be no order as to costs with the intent that the parties each bear their own costs of the proceeding up to and including 18 May 2021. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event — Offers of compromise/Calderbank offers COSTS — Party/Party — Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event — Special costs orders Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 36A Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) Partnership Act 1982 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) (2006) 67 NSWLR 706; [2006] NSWCA 120 Australasian Performing Rights Association Ltd v Marlin [1999] FCA 1006 Australian Law Company Pty Ltd v Initiative Holdings Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 1561 Baillieu Knight Frank (NSW) Pty Ltd v Ted Manny Real Estate Pty Ltd (1992) 30 NSWLR 359 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1992) 57 FCR 119 Beale v Trinkler (2007) 13 BPR 25,225; [2007] NSWSC 1058 Becker v Queensland Investment Corp (No 2) [2009] ACTSC 147 Bitek Pty Ltd v iConnect Pty Ltd (2012) 290 ALR 288; [2012] FCA 506 Bobb v Wombat Securities Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 863 British American Tobacco Australasia Ltd v Taleb (No 4) [2013] FCA 742 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Chapman v Luminis Pty Ltd [2003] FCAFC Charlick Trading Pty Ltd v Australian National Railways Commission [2001] FCA 629 Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Platinum Investments Management Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 197 Commissioner of State Revenue v Challenger Listed Investments Ltd (No 2) [2011] VSCA 398 Dobb v Hacket (1993) 10 WAR 532 Dunstan v Rickwood (No 2) (2007) 38 Fam LR 491; [2007] NSWCA 266 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Favotto Family Restaurants Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 519 Ferrari v Beccaris [1979] 2 NSWLR 181 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd and Others (1988) 81 ALR 397; [1988] FCA 364 GR Vaughan (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Vogt [2006] NSWCA 263 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Hancock v Arnold; Dodd v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Harkness v Harkness (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Jamal v Department of Health (1998) 14 NSWLR 252 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Keddie v Foxall [1955] VLR 320 Lambert v Jackson [2011] FamCA 275 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Lollis v Lolatzis (No 2) [2008] VSC 35 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Ltd v M & H Acar Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 807) Naziridis v Rimis (1985) 9 BPR 16,201 Nichols v NFS Agibusiness Pty Ltd (2018) 97 NSWLR 681; [2018] NSWCA 84 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 PRC Capital Pty Ltd v The Trust Company Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1007 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251; [1994] HCA 42 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Travaglini v Raccuia [2012] FCA 620 White Constructions ACT Pty Ltd (in liq) v White [2004] NSWSC 303 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509; [1992] HCA 34 Category: Costs Parties: Daniel Girardi The Trustee for the Superannuation Fund – Greengate Investments (Plaintiff) Virginia Duncum (First Defendant) Stan Gormley (Second Defendant) Ross Murdoch (Third Defendant) Janice Banks (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Redenbach (Solicitor – Plaintiff) J M Elks (1st - 4th Defendants)