Goo v Sim (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 651

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Goo v Sim (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 651 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 23 May 2022 Decision date: 23 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: Applications to vary costs order made on 8 April 2022 refused. Catchwords: COSTS – claims by successful defendant for indemnity costs and specified gross sum instead of assessed costs – whether walk-away offer of compromise made under r 20.26 of the UCPR involved real element of compromise – whether one business day for acceptance of a Calderbank offer was reasonable – whether defendant's failure to produce documents constituted disentitling conduct for a costs order – whether circumstances warranted gross sum costs – indemnity costs order and gross sum costs order refused – plaintiff ordered to pay the defendant's costs on ordinary basis as agreed or assessed Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1995) 57 FCR 119 Bennette v Cohen (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 162 Bobb v Wombat Securities Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 863 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 266 Clark v Commissioner of Taxation (2010) 222 FCR 102; [2010] FCA 415 Consolidated Lawyers Ltd v Abu-Mahmoud; Abu-Mahmoud v Consolidated Lawyers Ltd [2016] NSWCA 4 Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 219 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 G R Vaughan (Holdings) Pty Ltd & Anor v Vogt & Anor [2006] NSWCA 263 Hamod v State of New South Wales and Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 52 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Harvey v Barton (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 809 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 85 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd) (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Oikos Constructions Pty Ltd t/as Lars Fischer Construction v Ostin & Anor (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Penson v Titan National Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Smooth Pool v Pickering [2001] SASC 131 Taheri v Vitek (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 344 Valmont Interiors Pty Ltd v Giorgio Armani Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2021] NSWCA 160 Category: Costs Parties: Seoung Jin Goo (First Plaintiff) Tokorea Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff) Oakwood Sydney Pty Limited (Third Plaintiff) Sun Sick Sim (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Eardley (Defendant)