Scott v Scott (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 914

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Scott v Scott (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 914 Hearing dates: On the papers; final evidence and written submissions 30 March 2022 Date of orders: 8 July 2022 Decision date: 08 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Parker J Decision: See [118] Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – offer of compromise – plaintiff's offer – family provision proceedings – purported formal offer not specifying how proposed further provision to be borne by other beneficiaries' shares of estate – whether effective – informal offers – whether failure to accept unreasonable Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 1995, s 68 Probate and Administration Act 1898, s 150 Succession Act 2006, ss 59, 60, 65, 72, 99 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 20.26, 20.27, 26.2, 42.14 Cases Cited: AAI Ltd v Josipovic (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1577 Alvarez v Matthews [2021] NSWSC 1551 Bates v Cooke (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1322 Coote v Coote (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 461 Dawson v ACP Publishing Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 542 Dibbs v Emirates (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1786 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Estate of May Berry, deceased [2016] NSWSC 130 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Megerditchian v Khatchadourian (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 11 Morrison v Abbott [2012] NSWSC 320 Pang v Fong (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1924 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Rathswohl v Court (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 505 Sackelariou, Edward v O'Donnell [2018] NSWSC 1651 Scott v Scott [2021] NSWSC 1619 Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Co Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 97 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd (2013) 84 NSWLR 311 Vella v Vella (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1032 Category: Costs Parties: Coralynne April Scott (Plaintiff) Charlene Arnel Scott (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AF Stevens (Plaintiff) L Clarke (Defendant)