Modeus Pty Ltd (ACN 106 986 056) v Secretary, Ministry of Health (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1417

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Modeus Pty Ltd (ACN 106 986 056) v Secretary, Ministry of Health (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1417 Hearing dates: On the papers; submissions received 15 and 17 November 2023 Date of orders: 21 November 2023 Decision date: 21 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the application for a separate question Catchwords: COSTS – party/party – unsuccessful application for separate question – whether costs should follow the event Legislation Cited: Procurement (Enforceable Procurement Provisions) Direction 2019 (NSW) Cases Cited: Arch Underwriting Agency (Australia) Pty Ltd v Lexon Insurance Pte Ltd [2020] NSWSC 580 Gordon v Winning Appliances Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 173 Lendlease Corporation Ltd v Acciona Infrastructure Asia Pacific Pty Ltd [2021] NSWSC 1546 Macquarie Publications Pty Ltd v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 987 Modeus Pty Ltd (ACN 106 986 056) v Secretary, Ministry of Health [2023] NSWSC 1343 Skytraders Pty Ltd v Meyer [2023] NSWSC 857 Yaem Pty Ltd as trustee for R & R Discretionary Trust v MMP Industrial Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 1080 Category: Costs Parties: Modeus Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/Applicant) Secretary, Ministry of Health (First Defendant/Respondent) Health Administration Corporation (Second Defendant/Respondent) State of New South Wales (Third Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Green SC with A Sapienza (Plaintiff/Applicant) A Cheshire SC with N Condylis (Defendants/Respondents)