Black Head Bowling Club Ltd v Harrower (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 317

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Black Head Bowling Club Ltd v Harrower (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 317 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 15 December 2023 Decision date: 15 December 2023 Before: Payne JA and Simpson AJA at [1]; Adamson JA at [33] Decision: (1) The notice of motion filed 23 November 2023 is dismissed. (2) Black Head Bowling Club Ltd is to pay Mr Edstein's costs of the notice of motion. Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – amending, varying and setting aside – variation of costs order – variation sought – where principal appeal judgment addressed all issues raised on costs – where after principal judgment delivered appellant sought to make submissions on a point not raised on appeal – whether variation should be allowed COSTS – costs of trial – where eighth respondent liable on ordinary basis for appellants' costs of one issue on appeal – whether costs should instead be on partial indemnity basis – where offer did not comply with UCPR r 20.26 – whether eighth respondent unreasonably rejected Calderbank offer Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 38 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 1.5(1), 20.26, 36.16, 36.17, 42.1, 42.2, Sch 1 Cases Cited: Black Head Bowling Club Ltd v Harrower [2023] NSWCA 267 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Hunter v Roberts (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 235 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 South Wales v Hollingsworth (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 283 Category: Costs Parties: Black Head Bowling Club Ltd (Appellant) Tamica Harrower (First Respondent/First Cross-Appellant) Robert Bishop (Second Respondent/Second Cross-Appellant) Bradley Bishop (Third Respondent/Third Cross-Appellant) Junior Henderson by his tutor Tamica Harrower (Fourth Respondent/Fourth Cross-Appellant) Keira Henderson by her tutor Tamica Harrower (Fifth Respondent/Fifth Cross-Appellant) Shiralee Walker (Sixth Respondent/Sixth Cross-Appellant) Nathan Walker (Seventh Respondent/Seventh Cross-Appellant) John Thomas Edstein (Eighth Respondent/Cross Respondent) Insurance Australia Limited t/as CGU Insurance Limited (ACN 000 016 722) (Ninth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Lloyd SC / C Coventry (Appellant) J M Morris SC / M A Gerace SC / A T Green (First to Seventh Respondents/First to Seventh Cross-Appellants) P A Collins / J Chen (Eighth Respondent/Cross Respondent)