PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2022] NSWSC 1656

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2022] NSWSC 1656 Hearing dates: 29 August 2022 Date of orders: 09 December 2022 Decision date: 09 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: (1) Vacate the costs orders made by me on 9 December 2020. (2) Order the plaintiff pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings on an ordinary basis up until 13 April 2018 and thereafter on an indemnity basis. (3) Order PPK Group Limited, SMN Holdings Pty Ltd, Phillip Street Properties Pty Ltd and G.R.G. Finance Pty Ltd to be jointly and severally liable for the defendants' costs of the proceedings. (4) Order that the deposited funds paid into Court by the plaintiff as security for costs pursuant to the Orders made by me on 11 December 2018 be withdrawn and paid to the defendants' solicitor, together with any interest accrued thereon. (5) Order the plaintiff, PPK Group, SMN, Phillip Street and G.R.G to pay interest on any costs awarded to the defendants, such interest to be calculated at the rate prescribed under UCPR 36.7 from the date or dates on which the costs concerned were ordered in accordance with ss 101(4) and 101(5) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005. (6) Grant liberty to the parties to apply in respect of the calculation of interest if so advised by arrangement with my Associate. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – offers of compromise – where plaintiff failed to accept reasonable offer COSTS – non-party costs orders – where litigation conducted by non-parties per medium of the corporate plaintiff – whether in the interests of justice that non-parties should pay the defendants' costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98(1), 101 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 36.7, 41, 42.34 Cases Cited: Arundel Chiropractic Centre Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2001) 179 ALR 406; [2001] HCA 26 Black v Tomislav Lipovac bhnf Maria Lipovac (1998) 217 ALR 386; [1998] FCA 699 Brand2Content t/as Franchise Works v Dalby [2019] NSWCA 16 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Commonwealth v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 FPM Constructions Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Gore v Justice Corp Pty Ltd (2002) 119 FCR 429; [2002] FCA 354 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Ipex ITG Pty Ltd (in liq) (receivers appointed) v Victoria (No 2) [2014] VSCA 315 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178; [1992] HCA 28 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Manwelland Pty Ltd v Dames & Moore Pty Ltd (2002) ASAL 55-074; [2001] QCA 436 May v Christodoulou (2011) 80 NSWLR 462; [2011] NSWCA 75 Messiter v Hutchinson (1987) 10 NSWLR 525 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 PM Works Pty Ltd v Management Services Australia Pty Ltd (t/as Peak Performance PM) [2018] NSWCA 168 Potts v Miller (1940) 64 CLR 282 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2018] NSWSC 1889 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2021] NSWCA 212 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2021] NSWCA 312 Townsend v Townsend (No 2) [2001] NSWCA VMA Companies LLC T/as Corbis Global v Ridley Capital Holdings Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1567 Yates Property Corp Pty Ltd v Boland (No 2) (1997) 147 ALR 685; [1997] FCA 760 Yu v Cao (2015) 91 NSWLR 190; [2015] NSWCA 276 Category: Costs Parties: PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) David Baird and others (2nd to 106th Defendants) Representation: Counsel: T Faulkner SC with J Jaffray (Applicant/Defendant) A P Cheshire SC with E Lambert (Respondent/Plaintiff)