McGettigan v Coulter & Anor; Coulter & Anor v McGettigan (No. 2) [2021] NSWSC 1356

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McGettigan v Coulter & Anor; Coulter & Anor v McGettigan (No. 2) [2021] NSWSC 1356 Hearing dates: 22 October 2021 Date of orders: 22 October 2021 Decision date: 22 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: See paragraphs [37] – [38]. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Payment out of Court – plaintiffs successful at a trial apply for moneys in Court to be paid out of Court into solicitor's trust account – defendant files Notice of Intention to Appeal – whether Court approves payment out of Court on term defendant files a Notice of Appeal. COSTS – Indemnity costs – successful plaintiffs apply for orders for indemnity costs – the defendant was found to have created and propounded false documents – defendant referred to the Prothonotary for consideration of possible contempt of Court and to the Attorney-General for potential breaches of the Crimes Act 1900 – whether defendant demonstrated relevant delinquence as a litigant to warrant an indemnity costs order. CIVIL PROCEDURE – Costs orders – Gross sum costs order – Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4)(c) – whether a specified gross sum costs order should be made and if so in what sum. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56(1), 57(1)(d), 60, 98(4)(c) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 51.9(1)(a) Cases Cited: Australasian Performing Rights Assoc Ltd v Marlin [1999] FCA 1006 Baillieu Knight Frank (NSW) Pty Ltd v Ted Manny Real Estate Pty Ltd (1992) 30 NSWLR 359 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No. 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Bell v Hartnett Lawyers (No. 2) [2021] NSWSC 1270 Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd v Cussons (1993) 46 FCR 225 Degmam Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Wright (No 2) (1983) 2 NSWLR 354 Edgar & Walker v Mead (1916) 23 CLR 29 Evans v Cleveland Investment Global Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 230 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Idoport Pty Ltd v NAB; Idoport Pty Ltd v Donald Robert Argus [2017] NSWSC 23 McGettigan v Coulter & Anor; Coulter & Anor v McGettigan [2021] NSWSC 1097 Murray John Carter v Ian Mehmet t/as ATF Ian G Mehmet Testamentary Trust [2021] NSWCA 32 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd (No.3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Re Smith, ex parte Rundle (No 2) (1991) 6 WAR 299 Willmott v Barber (1881) 17 Ch D 772 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No. 2) [2014] NSWCA 99 Category: Consequential orders Parties: In proceedings 2018/00174649: