Notesco Pty Ltd v Australian Financial Complaints Authority Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 422

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Notesco Pty Ltd v Australian Financial Complaints Authority Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 422 Hearing dates: On the papers; submissions received 30 March 2022. Date of orders: 11 April 2022 Decision date: 11 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Rees J Decision: Confirm order that first defendant pay 50% of the plaintiff's costs. Catchwords: COSTS – plaintiff succeeds on minor contention which occupied small portion of hearing – plaintiff's primary arguments failed or unnecessary to determine – first defendant raised defences which were wholly unsuccessful – usual costs order would be unfair and create hardship – first defendant to pay 50% of plaintiff's costs on a party and party basis. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.1, 42.2 Cases Cited: Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 12 Bowen Investments Pty Ltd v Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCAFC 107 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (1986) ATPR 40-748 Kanjian Holdings No 1 Pty Ltd v Kanjian (No 4) [2021] NSWSC 1390 Mendonca v Tonna [2020] NSWCA 196 Notesco Pty Ltd v Australian Financial Complaints Authority Ltd [2022] NSWSC 285 Oikos Constructions Pty Ltd t/as Lars Fischer Construction v Ostin & Anor (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 Ritter v Godfrey [1918-19] All ER Rep 714; [1920] 2 KB 47 Roache v News Group Newspapers Ltd [1998] EMLR 161 Short v Crawley (No 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Tonna v Mendonca (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 306 Category: Costs Parties: Notesco Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Australian Financial Complaints Authority Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr DR Sulan SC/Mr RJ Pietriche (Plaintiff) Mr E Hyde (Defendant) Solicitors: Piper Alderman (Plaintiff) Hall & Wilcox (Defendant) File Number(s): 2021/107996