Loureiro v Mac Aus Unit Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 358

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Loureiro v Mac Aus Unit Pty Ltd (No 3) [2022] NSWSC 358 Hearing dates: On the papers (last submissions received 24 March 2022) Date of orders: 24 March 2022 Decision date: 24 March 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Gleeson J Decision: Costs orders in terms of [37] below. Catchwords: COSTS – whether usual rule that costs follow event applies – where plaintiffs had mixed success against multiple parties – where time spent on unsuccessful claims not significant COSTS – whether costs should be awarded on issues basis – where evidence applicable to several claims – where identical defences for two defendants – where unsuccessful claims occupied little time in evidence and argument Legislation Cited: Cheques Act 1986 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 50 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) (UCPR), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 266 Currabubula Holdings Pty Ltd v State Bank of NSW [2000] NSWSC 232 Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 219 Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) (1998) 30 ACSR 20 James v Royal Bank of Scotland; McKeith v Royal Bank of Scotland (No.2) [2015] NSWSC 970 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 King Network Group Pty Ltd v Club of the Clubs Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 204 Rogers v Kabriel (No 2) [1999] NSWSC 474 Spotless Group Ltd v Premier Building and Consulting Pty Ltd [2008] VSCA 115 Category: Costs Parties: Carlos Jose Luis Loureiro (First plaintiff) Claudio Jose Leal Meireles (Second plaintiff) Jose Carlos Reis Meireles (Third plaintiff) Mac Aus Unit Pty Ltd (First defendant) Antonio Manuel De Carvalho Conceicao (Second defendant) Patricia Conceicao (Third defendant) David Conceicao (Fourth defendant) Representation: Counsel: A C Canceri / E Bartley (Plaintiffs) M J Stevens (Defendants)