DSHE Holdings (Receivers & Managers Appointed)(In Liquidation) v Nicholas Abboud (No 4); National Australia Bank Limited v Nicholas Abboud (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 91

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: DSHE Holdings (Receivers & Managers Appointed)(In Liquidation) v Nicholas Abboud (No 4); National Australia Bank Limited v Nicholas Abboud (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 91 Hearing dates: 15 and 16 December 2021 Decision date: 11 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: See paras [112] and [113] Catchwords: COSTS — Whether offers were genuine offers of compromise — Whether costs should be awarded on the ordinary basis or an indemnity basis — Whether interest should be awarded on costs — Whether orders for set-off and apportionment of costs should be made JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS — Stay of execution — Whether stay should be ordered pending an appeal or quantification of costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alexander v Cambridge Credit Corporation Ltd (1985) 2 NSWLR 685 Australian Beverage Distributors v Evans & Tate Premium Wines Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 560; 58 ACSR 22 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited v Gordian Runoff Limited (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 12 Bookarelli Pty Ltd v Katanga Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 94 Classic Bet (NSW) Pty Ltd v KRM (Vic) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 6 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1995) 13 SASR 4 Currabubula Holdings Pty Ltd v State Bank of New South Wales Ltd [2000] NSWSC 232 Drive My Car Rentals Pty Ltd v Gabriel [2021] NSWCA 73 Drummond & Rosen Pty Limited v Easey (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 331 DSHE Holdings (Receivers & Managers Appointed)(In Liquidation) v Nicholas Abboud (No 3); National Australia Bank Limited v Nicholas Abboud (No 4) [2021] NSWSC 673 Dwyer v Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd t/as Volkswagen Australia (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1137 FPM Constructions Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Gore v Justice Corporation Pty Ltd [2002] 119 FCR 429 E Group Security Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1296 Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd v Union Insurance Co Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 358 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Hartnett [2017] NSWCA 79 Insurance Australia Ltd trading as CGU Insurance v MOS Beverages Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCAFC 192 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Kalifair Pty Ltd v Digi-Tech (Australia) Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 737 Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 New South Wales Bar Association v Stevens [2003] NSWCA 95 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Ritter v Godfrey [1920] 2 KB 47 Robb Evans of Robb Evans and Associates v European Bank Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 170 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Statham v Shephard (No 2) (1974) 23 FLR 244 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Tanilba Beach Pty Limited v JR and JB Pty Limited [2018] NSWSC 288 Limited v Maurice Blackburn Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCAFC 38 Category: Costs Parties: 2017/81927: