Haggerty v Sweeten [2023] NSWSC 850

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Haggerty v Sweeten [2023] NSWSC 850 Hearing dates: 7 March 2023 Decision date: 20 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) The cross-claimants shall pay the cross-defendants their costs of the Cross-Claim on the ordinary basis; (2) All other claims for costs are dismissed with no further order; (3) Proceedings dismissed. Catchwords: COSTS – Claim and Cross-Claim settled – Cross-Claim dismissed by consent – no reason not to award costs to cross-defendants – Statement of Claim resolved by consent judgment for plaintiffs – mini-trial not appropriate – earlier offer declined – judgment less favourable than plaintiffs' offer Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 22(3)(a), 56, 91, 98 Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1898 (NSW), ss 68, 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 12.10, 20.26(2)(c), 42.1, 42.20 Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] All ER 333 Calokerinos, Executor of the Estate of the late George Sclavos v Aantcorp Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 148 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 G R Vaughan (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Vogt [2006] NSWCA 263 KBRV Resort Operations Pty Ltd v Chilcott (2001) 51 NSWLR 516; [2001] NSWCA 116 Lindsay v Murphy (1967) 90 WN (Pt 1) (NSW) 410 Magnus v National Bank of Scotland (1888) 57 LJ Ch 902 Nadilo v Eagleton [2021] NSWCA 32 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; [2009] HCA 25 ONE.TEL Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 101 FCR 548; [2000] FCA 270 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 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Margaret Haggerty (First Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Patricia Hume (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) Francis Johnson (Third Plaintiff/Third Cross-Defendant) Benjamin Sweeten (First Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Varvara Sellies (Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant) Representation: Counsel: J Stephenson (Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants) Self-Represented (Defendants/Cross-Claimants)