Hutley v Cosco (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 335

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hutley v Cosco (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 335 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 21 December 2021 Decision date: 21 December 2021 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [35]; White JA at [37] Decision: (1) Refuse the application to vary order 2(b) made and entered on 23 February 2021. (2) Otherwise dismiss the amended notice of motion dated 6 September 2021, with no order as to costs. Catchwords: COSTS – application for indemnity costs – offers of compromise – Calderbank offers – scope of Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) s 40 – whether offers were reasonable when made – whether non-acceptance reasonable – whether offers genuine offers of compromise – offers made no provision for existing legal costs – application dismissed COSTS – claim for interest – claim for interest to be back-dated to date costs paid – scope of Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 101(5) – whether variation of existing costs order – application of UCPR r 36.16(3A) – if applicable, variation sought out of time – whether order should be made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 57, 98, 99, 100, 101 Courts and Justice Portfolio Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (NSW), Sch 1 cl 2 Defamation Act 2005 (NSW), s 40 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 46 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.7, 36.15, 36.16 Cases Cited: Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 Bullock v London General Omnibus Co [1907] 1 KB 264 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Cornes v The Ten Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] SASCFC 106 Cosco v Hutley [2021] HCASL 153 Cotie v Cox [2006] NSWSC 859 Drummond and Rosen Pty Ltd v Easey & Ors (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 331 Flower & Hart v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd (2001) 109 FCR 280; [2001] FCA 370 Grace v Grace (No 9) [2014] NSWSC 1239 Gray v Richards (No 4) [2017] NSWSC 1714 Hutley v Cosco [2021] NSWCA 17 Illawarra Hotel Co Pty Ltd v Walton Construction Pty Ltd (No 2) (2013) 84 NSWLR 436; [2013] NSWCA 211 Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Rodi v Gelonesi [2016] NSWCA 348 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Spedding v Nobles; Spedding v McNally (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 87 Tjiong v Tjiong (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1981 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 227 Category: Costs Parties: Vanessa Hutley (Appellant) Anthony Cosco (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Richardson (Appellant) S T Chrysanthou SC / N G Olson (Respondent)