Trieu v ROOK CMIT Pty Ltd (Costs) [2024] NSWSC 304

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Trieu v ROOK CMIT Pty Ltd (Costs) [2024] NSWSC 304 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 26 March 2024 Decision date: 26 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt AJ Decision: Mr Trieu bear the defendants' costs of the motions on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – where plaintiff was self-represented at hearing of notices of motion – whether relevant misconduct in the proceedings warranting indemnity costs order established –unreasonableness of plaintiff's application for summary judgment and resistance of defendants' application for leave to amend defence and file a cross claim contrary to obligations under the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) warrants indemnity costs order –– costs ordered on indemnity basis Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-58, 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Pt 42 Cases Cited: Cabport Pty Ltd v Marinchek (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 131 Colgate Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164; [2019] HCA 25 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Trieu v ROOK CMIT Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 122 Category: Costs Parties: Phuoc Trieu (Plaintiff) ROOK CMIT Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Robert Rook (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: S Reuben (Plaintiff) P Tiliakos (Defendants)