Kvelde v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 196

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kvelde v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 196 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 5 March 2024 Decision date: 05 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: Order 4 remains unaltered. Each party to pay their own costs. Catchwords: COSTS – application to vary costs order – defendant opposed application – apportionment not appropriate – order standing – alternate consideration of apportionment - legal principles for costs apportionment – parties shared mixed success in primary judgment – success broadly equivalent - costs order remains unaltered. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Roads Regulation 2018 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Rawson Homes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 334 Barbieri v Pirovic [2022] NSWCA 76 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Brown v Tasmania (2017) 261 CLR 328; [2017] HCA 43 Burton v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] NSWCA 242; (2022) 110 NSWLR 145 Cassaniti v Katavic (No 3) [2023] NSWCA 247 Chen v Chan [2009] VSCA 233 Clubb v Edwards (2019) 267 CLR 171; [2019] HCA 11 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261. Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 219 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd v Republic of Nauru (No 2) [2015] HCA 53; (2015) 90 ALJR 270 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd [No 2] [2005] NSWCA 296 Kvelde v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 1560 Larsen v Tastec Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 141 Major Engineering Pty Ltd v Helios Electroheat Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] VSCA 114 McCloy v New South Wales (2015) 257 CLR 178; [2015] HCA 34 McFadzean v Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (2007) 20 VR 250 Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 19 Ryde Developments Pty Ltd v The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 40 Sims v The Commonwealth (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 30 Taylor v Stav Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 322 Turkmani v Visvalingam (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 279 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Costs Parties: Helen Kvelde (First Plaintiff) Dominique Jacobs (Second Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (First Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Free SC (Plaintiffs) F Graham (Plaintiffs) E Jones (Plaintiffs) D Farinha (Plaintiffs)