Abdi v Abdi (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 582

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Abdi v Abdi (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 582 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: No further orders made as to costs. Decision date: 13 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward P Decision: Previous costs order stands. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event — Calderbank offer – whether "walk away" offer constituted a genuine offer of compromise – whether unreasonable not to accept Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: Abdi v Abdi [2022] NSWSC 423 Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) (2006) 67 NSWLR 706; [2006] NSWCA 120 Bassett v Cameron (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 419 Calderbank v Calderbank (1975) 3 All ER 333 Chaina v Alvaro Homes Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 353 Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Platinum Investments Management Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 197 Commissioner of State Revenue v Challenger Listed Investments Ltd (No 2) [2011] VSCA 398 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 DSHE Holdings (Receivers & Managers appointed) (in liq) v Nicholas Abboud (No 4); National Australia Bank Ltd v Nicholas Abboud (No 5) [2022] NSWSC 91 Dunstan v Rickwood (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 266 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Favotto Family Restaurants Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 519 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v Universal Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397; [1988] FCA 364 Hancock v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 King Network Group Pty Ltd v Club of the Clubs Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 204 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Magenta Nominees Pty Ltd v Richard Ellis (WA) Pty Ltd (unreported, FCAFC, Spender, French and Lee JJ, 29 August 1995) Maitland v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Owners — Strata Plan No 87265 v SAAIB (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 394 Port Kembla Coal Terminal Ltd v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) (No 2) (2014) 88 NSWLR 471; [2014] NSWIC 3 Precision Products (NSW) Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council (2008) 74 NSWLR 102; [2008] NSWCA 278 Ryde City Council v Tourtouras (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 262 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Taheri v Vitek (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 344 Vale v Eggins (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 12 Whitney v Dream Developments (2013) 84 NSWLR 311; [2013] NSWCA 188 Category: Costs Parties: Hanife Abdi by her tutor, Nabil Abdi (Plaintiff) Mahmoud Abdi (First Defendant) Nazih Abdi (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: NCT Bilinsky (Plaintiff) H El-Husseini (First Defendant) BJ Skinner with C Swanson (Second Defendant)