In the matter of Black Tie Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 856

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Black Tie Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 856 Hearing dates: On the papers, last submissions received 24 June 2022 Decision date: 29 June 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Meek J Decision: Indemnity costs ordered Catchwords: COSTS — Calderbank offer — application to set aside statutory demand — application dismissed — defendant offered demand be set aside with no order as to costs — a discount on costs made to account for costs associated with a service issue otherwise indemnity costs ordered from date of offer Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 36.16, 42.20, 42.1, 42.2, 42.15, 42.20 Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Ewen Stewart & Associates Pty Ltd v Blue Mountains Virtual Air Helitours Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 113 In the matter of Bioaction Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 436 In the matter of Black Tie Holdings Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 781 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Trustee for the Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust v Becker (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 194 Ying v Song [2011] NSWSC 618 Texts Cited: F Assaf, Assaf's Winding Up in Insolvency (3rd ed, 2021, LexisNexis) The Hon Justice M J Beazley, "Calderbank Offers 2" [2012] NSWJSchol 33 Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Costs Parties: Black Tie Holdings Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Z4life Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N J Allan (Plaintiff) H Fielder (Defendant)