Rocking Horse Constructions Pty Ltd v Equa Building Services Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1751

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rocking Horse Constructions Pty Ltd v Equa Building Services Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 1751 Hearing dates: 28 November 2022 Date of orders: 16 December 2022 Decision date: 16 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Richmond J Decision: Notice of motion dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE — costs — security for costs — application by plaintiff for security for costs of defending cross claim — exercise of discretion Legislation Cited: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Sch 2 (Australian Consumer Law) s 18 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 3(1) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) s 1335(1) Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) s 18B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.21(1) Cases Cited: Bevwizz Group Pty Ltd v Transport Solutions Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1399 Brecher v Barrack Investments Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 472 Cornelius v Global Medical Solutions Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 65; 98 ACSR 301 Di Francesco v Pioneer Energy Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1923 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank [2001] NSWSC 744 at [58]. Interslice Pty Ltd v CCA Investments Bass Hill Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1578 Interwest Ltd v Tricontinental Corporation Ltd (1991) 5 ACSR 621 Ken Tugrul v Tarrants Financial Consultants Pty Ltd ACN 086 674 179 [No 4] [2014] NSWSC 291 Laundry Coin-Wash Nominees Pty Ltd v Dunlop Olympic Ltd [1985] 7 ATPR 40-584 Lagarna Pty Ltd v Bridge Wholesale Acceptance Corporation (Australia) Ltd [1995] 1 VR 150 Transocean Capital Pty Ltd v AFSIG Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 806; 202 FLR 270 ACN 105 921 962 Pty Ltd v Dominic Wiggett [2012] NSWSC 1526 Treloar Constructions Pty Ltd v McMillan [2016] NSWCA 302 The Owners - Strata Plan No. 94267 v DEC Engineering & Construction Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1647 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Rocking Horse Construction Pty Ltd (Applicant/Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Alexander Anthony Scionti (Applicant/Second Cross-Defendant) Equa Building Services Pty Ltd (Respondent/Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Gandar (Applicants/Plaintiff/Cross-Defendants) G Campbell (Respondent/Defendant)