In the matter of Heartland Group Pty Limited and others [2024] NSWSC 1029

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Heartland Group Pty Limited and others [2024] NSWSC 1029 Hearing dates: Costs submissions 26 July 2024 Date of orders: 15 August 2024 Decision date: 15 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: No order as to costs of the separate issues. Catchwords: COSTS – Whether costs be ordered as to separate issues – matter did not proceed to determination of any other claims. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 98(1), 98(4) - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 1335 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: - Ballam v Ferro (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 1358 - Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 - Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 266 - Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 - Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd (formerly Solar Tint Pty Ltd) v Lane Industries Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 259; (1993) 26 IPR 261 - Gray v Richards [No 2] [2014] HCA 47 - Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 - Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 19 - Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Category: Costs Parties: Joanne Richards (First Plaintiff) Bernice Hooker (Second Plaintiff) Kieran Turner (First Defendant) Bernley Corporation Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Heartland Group Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Boyded Industries Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) HMG Parts Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Heartland Motors Pty Ltd (Sixth Defendant) Heartland Blacktown Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Heartland Penrith Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant) Chicago Properties Pty Ltd (Ninth Defendant) T S Management Pty Ltd (Tenth Defendant) BGW Nominees Pty Ltd (Eleventh Defendant) Rossfield Nominees (A.C.T.) Pty Ltd (Twelfth Defendant) Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Thirteenth Defendant) Anthony Turner (Fourteenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J A C Potts (Plaintiffs) M Izzo SC/T Boyle (First Defendant)