Nexgen Sydney Pty Ltd v Barakat (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 542

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Nexgen Sydney Pty Ltd v Barakat (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 542 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 05 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Order the plaintiffs to pay the defendants' costs of the proceeding (other than as already the subject of costs orders) on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Bases of quantification — Indemnity basis Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 182, 183 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Actrol Parts Pty Ltd v Coppi (No 3) (2015) 49 VR 573; [2015] VSC 758 Alltrans Express Ltd v CVA Holdings Ltd [1984] WLR 394 Beaumont v Greathead (1846) 2 CB 494 Bullock v London General Omnibus Co [1907] 1 KB 264 Colgate Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225; [1993] FCA 801 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Council of the City of Liverpool v Turano (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 176 Demiri v Zalzly (Costs) (Building and Property) [2021] VCAT 1196 Fennell v Supervision & Engineering Services Holdings Pty Ltd (1988) 47 SASR 6 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Gould v Vaggelas (1984) 157 CLR 215; [1984] HCA 68 ICM Investments Pty Ltd v San Miguel Corporation (No 3) [2013] VSC 621 In the matter of Indoor Climate Technologies Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 356 Johnson's Tyne Foundry Pty Ltd v Maffra Corp (1948) 77 CLR 544; [1948] HCA 46 Lackersteen v Jones (No 2) (1988) 93 FLR 442; [1988] NTSC 72 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Mid-City Skin Cancer and Laser Centre v Zahedi-Anarak [2006] NSWSC 1149 Motium Pty Ltd v Arrow Electronics Pty Ltd [2011] WASCA 65 (S) Nexgen Sydney Pty Ltd v Barakat [2022] NSWSC 312 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Permanent Trustee Co Ltd v Keogh [1999] NSWSC 883 Rockcote Enterprises Pty Ltd v FS Architects Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 39 Romero v Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2017] FCAFC 102 Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Co [1903] 2 KB 533 State of New South Wales v Stevens (2012) 82 NSWLR 106; [2012] NSWCA 415 Steppke v National Capital Development Commission (1978) 21 ACTR 23 Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee v Gibson (2000) 20 NSWCCR 417; [2000] NSWCA 179 Sved v Council of the Municipality of Woollahra (1998) NSW Conv R 55-842 Category: Costs Parties: LV6 Sydney Pty Ltd (formerly known as Nexgen Sydney Pty Ltd) (First Plaintiff) Business Telecom Australia Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Samantha Barakat (First Defendant) Shane Mitchell (Second Defendant) Mina Youssef (Third Defendant) Easytel Australia Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) Easytel Group Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Marshall SC with C Cassimatis (Plaintiffs) A Hourigan (First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Defendants)