Houghton v Potts & Anor (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 69

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Houghton v Potts & Anor (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 69 Hearing dates: 10 February 2023 Date of orders: 10 February 2023 Decision date: 10 February 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: In proceedings 2016/144762: (1) Vary order 2 made on 22 December 2022, as follows: order the plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs on the ordinary basis up to 26 July 2018 to be assessed on the ordinary basis and, thereafter, to be assessed on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: COSTS – Offer of compromise made in accordance with UCPR r 20.26 – Indemnity costs sought pursuant to r 42.15A – Whether genuine offer of compromise Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Fabre v Lui (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 312 Houghton v Potts & Anor (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1778 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd) (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Old v McInnes and Hodgkinson [2011] NSWCA 410 Prospect Resources Ltd v Molyneux [2015] NSWCA 171 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service & Anor v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Limited (2013) 84 NSWLR 311; [2013] NSWCA 188 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Proceedings 2016/144762 Darren Houghton (Plaintiff) Anthony Potts (First Defendant) Julie Anne Potts (Second Defendant)