WIB Australia Pty Ltd v Bi (No 2) [2024] NSWDC 51

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: WIB Australia Pty Ltd v Bi (No 2) [2024] NSWDC 51 Hearing dates: 2 February 2024 (written submissions); 15 February 2024 Date of orders: 23 February 2024 Decision date: 23 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: There be no order as to the costs of the proceedings with the intent that each party is to bear its or their costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: COSTS – defendants were unsuccessful on a number of issues – Calderbank offers were made by successful defendants – appropriate costs order – whether failure by the plaintiff to accept Calderbank offers was unreasonable in the circumstances Legislation Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: AB v Keanes (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 765 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Della Franca v Lorenzato; Burwood Council v Lorenzato (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 53 Griffith v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 145 Huang v Muse Beauty Salon Waterloo Pty Ltd (No 5); Muse Beauty Salon Waterloo Pty Ltd v Huang (No 5) [2022] NSWDC 248 Hutley v Costco (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 335 McInnes v Rheem Australia Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 89 McLaughlin v Dungowan Manly Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 306 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; [2019] HCA 25 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1988) 193 CLR 72 at 122 Real Estate Property Management Pty Ltd v WaterCorp Investments Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 194 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 United Resource Management Pty Ltd v Par Recycling Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 29 Valmont Interiors Pty Ltd v Giorgio Armani Australia Pty Ltd (No 3) [2021] NSWCA 160 WIB Australia Pty Ltd v Bi [2023] NSWDC 571 Category: Costs Parties: WIB Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Shainaz Bi (First Defendant) Shabnum Begum (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Daniels (Plaintiff) G Radcliff (First and Second Defendants)