Stewart v Spicer Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 637

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stewart v Spicer Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 637 Hearing dates: 26 and 27 April 2022 Decision date: 20 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Black J Decision: There be no order as to costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — General rule that costs follow the event — Application of the rule and discretion — where plaintiff succeeded on several intervening issues but ultimately did not obtain the relief sought — where defendants succeeded on a narrow issue raised in submissions — whether order for costs should be made against either party Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: - Arian v Nguyen [2001] NSWCA 5 - Australian Receivables Ltd v Tekitu Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1425 - Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 - Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 - Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 - Jones v Trad (No 3) [2013] NSWCA 463 - Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 171 - Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 19 - Oikos Constructions Pty Ltd t/as Lars Fischer Construction v Ostin & Anor (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 - Re Cooperbrown Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1521 - Re SecureNet Technologies Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 231 - Real Estate Property Management Pty Ltd v WaterCorp Investments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 194 - Roluke Pty Ltd v Lamaro Consultants Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 671 Category: Costs Parties: John Stewart (Plaintiff) Spicer Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Brad John Spicer (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Klineberg (Plaintiff) D Levi (Defendants)