Jamison 17 Pty Ltd v Jaynick Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 83

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jamison 17 Pty Ltd v Jaynick Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 83 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 9 February 2024 Decision date: 09 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: (1) Subject to any other order made in the proceedings, the Defendants to pay 80% of the Plaintiff's costs of the proceedings on an ordinary basis as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS – party/party – costs of proceedings concerning right of carriageway – where plaintiff substantially but not entirely successful – where adverse factual findings against defendants – broad brush apportionment of costs in case of mixed success – Contempt of court – where plaintiff ordered to pay costs after withdrawing earlier contempt application – where defendants now admitted breach of orders – whether earlier costs order should be revisited – application of UCPR r 36.16(3) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 42.1, 42.2 Cases Cited: ASIC v Sigalla (No 4) [2011] NSWSC 62 Attorney-General (NSW) v Dean (1990) 20 NSWLR 650 Attorney-General for NSW v Mundey [1972] 2 NSWLR 887 Bartlett v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) (2016) 92 NSWLR 670; [2016] NSWCA 142 Blacktown City Council v Nitopi [2019] NSWLEC 40 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Croc's Franchising Pty Ltd v Alamdo Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) [2023] NSWCA 316 Hinch v Attorney General for the State of Victoria (1987) 164 CLR 15 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Jamison 17 Pty Ltd v Jaynick Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1562 Mahaffy v Mahaffy [2018] NSWCA 42 McIntyre v Perkes (1988) 15 NSWLR 417 Oikos Constructions Pty Ltd t/as Lars Fischer Construction v Ostin (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Rodi v Gelonesi [2016] NSWCA 348 Taylor v Stav Investments Pty Ltd as trustee for the Stav Investments Family Trust (No 2); Taylor v LK Group Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 322 Category: Costs Parties: Jamison 17 Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Jaynick Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Nicholas Ames (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T Lynch SC with J Doyle (Plaintiff) A Jucha (First and Third Defendants)