Pike v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd; Pike v Solomon [2022] NSWSC 1080

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pike v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd; Pike v Solomon [2022] NSWSC 1080 Hearing dates: 18 February 2022 Date of orders: 23 August 2022 Decision date: 23 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The plaintiff shall bring in Short Minutes of Order reflecting this decision within 14 days of its publication. Catchwords: COSTS – offer of compromise – compliance with UCPR r 20.26 – the operation of UCPR r 42.15A – whether period offer open for acceptance was "reasonable in the circumstances" – the making of a Bullock order or a Sanderson order where the unsuccessful defendant pay the costs of the successful defendant - Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 20.27, 42.14A, 42.15, 42.15A(1), 42.1, 42.24 Cases Cited: ACQ Pty Limited v Cook (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 306 Ackerman v Morgan [2019] NSWSC 1250 Babcock v Carr (1981) 127 DLR (3d) 77 Bullock v London General Omnibus Co [1907] 1 KB 264 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Gray v Hobson (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 131 Great Lakes Shire Council v Dederer [2006] NSWCA 336 Jabber v Gade [2022] NSWSC 998 Johnsons Tyne Foundry Pty Limited v Maffra Corporation (1948) 77 CLR 544 Johnsons Tyne Foundry Pty Ltd v Maffra Corporation (1948) 77 CLR 544 Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 85 Lackersteen v Jones (No 2) (1988) 93 FLR 442 Mendonca v Tonna (No 3) [2020] NSWCA 332 Moseley v AB (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1812 New South Wales v Stanley [2007] NSWCA 330 Nominal Defendant v Swift [2007] NSWCA 56 Perisher Blue Pty Ltd v Nair-Smith (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 268 Pike v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd; Pike v Solomon [2021] NSWSC 1492 Popiovic v ACN 098054678 Pty Ltd [2012] VSC 612 Port Kembla Coal Terminal Ltd v Braverus Maritime Inc. (No 2) (2004) 212 ALR 281; [2004] FCR 1437 Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Co [1903] 2 KB 533 Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee v Gibson [2000] NSWCA 179 Vance v Cheynes Beach Whaling Co [1996] WAR 16 Texts Cited: --- Category: Costs Parties: 2017/269748 Jacqueline Christina Pike (Plaintiff) Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Defendant)