nib Holdings Ltd v Raffy Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee of the Whitecoat Holding Trust (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1036

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: nib Holdings Ltd v Raffy Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee of the Whitecoat Holding Trust (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1036 Hearing dates: 17 August 2023 Decision date: 31 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: The defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of these proceedings fixed in the amount of $550,000 Catchwords: COSTS — Party/Party — Bases of quantification — Indemnity basis — Where offers contemplated settlement of multiple proceedings — Reasonable to reject offers COSTS — Party/Party — Bases of quantification — Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4)(c) — Gross sum costs order — Where multiple proceedings — Costs presented logical, fair and reasonable Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298; 13 VR 435 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd v Union Insurance Co Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 358 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 nib Holdings Ltd v Raffy Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee of the Whitecoat Holding Trust [2023] NSWSC 715 Stonewall Hotel Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 124 Category: Costs Parties: nib Holdings Ltd (Plaintiff | Cross Defendant) Raffy Nominees Pty Ltd as trustee of the Whitecoat Holding Trust (Administrators Appointed) (Defendant | Cross Claimant) Representation: Counsel: J Arnott SC (Plaintiff | Cross Defendant)