GJA Kalra Pty Ltd v Amgade Pty Ltd and Anor (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 707

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: GJA Kalra Pty Ltd v Amgade Pty Ltd and Anor (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 707 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 31 May 2022 Decision date: 31 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Peden J Decision: 1. The order made as to the costs in the principal judgment stands. 2. The defendants are to pay the plaintiff's costs of the application for a special costs order on the ordinary basis as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event — Offers of compromise/Calderbank offers — Abandonment of claim Cases Cited: Abdi v Abdi (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 582 Assaf v Skalkos [2002] NSWSC 935 Calderbank v Calderbank (1975) 3 All ER 333 Commonwealth v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Danidale Pty Ltd v Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] VSC 552 Geoffrey Andrew Smith v Robert Gould [2014] VSCA 138 Ghunaim v Bart (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 82 GJA Kalra Pty Ltd v Amgade Pty Ltd and Anor [2022] NSWSC 509 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 CR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (1996) 70 FCR 236 Vale v Eggins (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 12 Ying v Song [2011] NSWSC 618 Category: Costs Parties: GJA Kalra Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Amgade Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Todarello Property Investments Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Mack and L James (Plaintiff) P Afshar (First and Second Defendants)