Hoho Property Pty Ltd v Bass Finance No 37 Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1062

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hoho Property Pty Ltd v Bass Finance No 37 Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1062 Hearing dates: On the papers; final submissions received 22 July 2022 Date of orders: 8 August 2022 Decision date: 08 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Rees J Decision: Gross sum costs awarded. Catchwords: COSTS – gross sum costs order – section 98(4)(c), Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – plaintiffs make late amendment to pleadings, leading to vacation of trial – principles at [8]-[16] – whether counsel's cancellation fee should be included – consideration at [21]-[24] – cancellation fee not recoverable – gross sum costs order made. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98(4)(c) Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW), s 7 Cases Cited: Baychek v Baychek [2010] NSWSC 987 Bitek Pty Ltd v iConnect Pty Ltd (2012) 290 ALR 288; [2012] FCA 506 Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Razzi (No 2) (1991) 30 FCR 64 Dunstan v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (No 3) [2006] FCA 916 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Hoho Property Pty Ltd v Bass Finance No 37 [2021] NSWSC 1289 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2007] NSWSC 23 In the matter of Boss Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 554 Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Brockman Iron Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] WASC 345 Sony Entertainment (Australia) Ltd v Smith (2005) 215 ALR 788; [2005] FCA 228 Sparnon v Apand Pty Ltd [1998] FCA 164 The Queen v Martinello [2005] ACTSC 109 Texts Cited: GE Dal Pont, Law of Costs (5th ed, 2021, LexisNexis) Category: Costs Parties: Hoho Property Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/First Applicant) Ho Ho Top Foods Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/Second Applicant) Thu Duong Ly (Third Plaintiff/Third Applicant) Trung Hieu Ho (Fourth Plaintiff/Fourth Applicant) Bass Finance No 37 Pty Ltd (First Defendant/Interested Party) Premier Finance Australia Pty Ltd (Respondent/Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P Afshar (Plaintiffs/Applicants) Mr R Newlinds SC / Mr T Rogan (First Defendant/Interested Party) Ms FT Roughley (Second Defendant/Respondent)