Western Freight Management Pty Ltd v Toll Transport Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWDC 575

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Western Freight Management Pty Ltd v Toll Transport Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWDC 575 Hearing dates: 8 December 2023 Date of orders: 8 December 2023 Decision date: 08 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: (1) Vacate all prior costs orders. (2) The Plaintiff/Cross Defendant/Respondent (Western Freight Management Pty Ltd) to pay the Defendant/Cross Claimant/Applicant's (Toll Transport Pty Ltd) costs of the proceedings on an indemnity basis save as for provided in Order 3 below. (3) The Plaintiff/Cross Defendant/Respondent (Western Freight Management Pty Ltd) to pay Defendant/Cross Claimant/Applicant's (Toll Transport Pty Ltd) costs of the Notice of Motion filed 8 June 2023, including the costs of 13 December 2023, on the ordinary basis. *Note: Orders as amended on 13 December 2023 pursuant to UCPR r 36.17. Catchwords: COSTS – Indemnity costs – Calderbank offer made before proceedings commenced Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 36.17, 42.15A Cases Cited: Alves v Patel [2005] NSWSC 841 Babscay Pty Ltd v Pitcher Partners (No 3) [2021] FCA 156 Bahamad v Wong (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1320 Broadway Plaza Investments Pty Ltd v Broadway Plaza Pty Ltd; In the matter of Combined Projects (Arncliffe) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2021] NSWSC 1537 Brymount Pty Ltd v Cummins (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 69 C&V Engineering Services Pty Ltd v Metropolitan Demolitions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 240 Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93, [1975] 3 All ER 333 County Securities Pty Ltd v Challenger Group Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 273 Craigcare Group Pty Ltd v Superkite Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 467 Davies v Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1292 Degiorgio v Dunn (No 2) [2005] 62 NSWLR 284; [2005] NSWSC 3 E Group Security Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1296 Fick v Groves (No 2) [2010] QSC 182 Hancock v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Igloo Homes Pty Ltd v Sammut Constructions Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 85 James v Royal Bank of Scotland [2015] NSWSC 970 Krolczyk v Winner trading as J Winner Building Services [2022] NSWCA 196 Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Rosie Ianelli v John Leslie Hancock trading as Hancocks Solicitors [2012] NSWSC 417 Tati v Stonewall Hotel Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 124 Tickel v Trifleska Pty Ltd (1990) 25 NSWLR 353 Western Freight Management Pty Ltd v Toll Transport Pty Ltd [2023] NSWDC 176 Winky Pop Pty Ltd v Mobil Refining Australia Pty Ltd [2015] VSC 580 Ziliotto v Hakim [2013] NSWCA 359 Category: Costs Parties: Western Freight Management Pty Ltd, Plaintiff/Cross Defendant/Respondent Toll Transport Pty Ltd, Defendant/Cross Claimant/Applicant Representation: Counsel: Mr J Young, Counsel for the Plaintiff/Cross Defendant/Respondent Mr D Stanton and Mr H Cooper, Counsel for the Defendant/Cross Claimant/Applicant