Carrington v Wallace (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1306

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Carrington v Wallace (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1306 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 28 September 2022 Decision date: 28 September 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward P Decision: See at [99] Catchwords: COSTS — Payable out of the deceased's estate — Liability for costs where various claims were abandoned Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98 Trustee Act 1925 (NSW), ss 81, 85 Cases Cited: Aequitas Ltd v AEFC Leasing Pty Ltd [2001] NSWSC 14 Bassett v Bassett [2021] NSWCA 320 Bitannia Pty Ltd v Parkline Constructions Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 32 Black Uhlans Inc v NSW Crime Commission (2002) 12 BPR 22,421; [2002] NSWSC 1060 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Buffrey v Buffrey (2006) 12 BPR 23,619; [2006] NSWSC 1349 Carrington v Wallace (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 5 Carrington v Wallace [2019] NSWSC 1301 Carrington v Wallace [2022] NSWSC 1078 Currie v Hamilton [1984] 1 NSWLR 687 Dinsdale v Arthur (2006) 12 BPR 23,509; [2006] NSWSC 809 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Freelancer International Pty Ltd v Matthew O'Kane [2019] NSWSC 159 Murrumbidgee Irrigation Ltd v M & H Acar Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 807 Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd v The J Aron Corporation & The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (2007) 70 NSWLR 411; [2007] NSWCA 195 Nichols v NFS Agribusiness Pty Ltd (2018) 97 NSWLR 681; [2018] NSWCA 84 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (Cth); Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Richardson v Richardson [2021] NSWSC 353 Ryan v Dries (2003) 10 BPR 19,497; [2002] NSWCA 3 Spellson v George (1987) 11 NSWLR 300 TOMRA Collection Pty Ltd v Minto [2021] NSWSC 1323 Warton v Yeo (2015) 15 ASTLR 462; [2015] NSWCA 115 Texts Cited: JD Heydon and MA Leeming, Jacobs' Law of Trusts in Australia (8th ed, Lexis Nexis, 2016) Category: Costs Parties: Mischa Grace Carrington (First Plaintiff) Dean Edward Carrington (Second Plaintiff) Matthew Gary Wallace (First Defendant) Ashley Joseph Carrington (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Cheshire SC with H Morrison (Plaintiffs) A Harding SC with J Cook (Defendants)