G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 17) [2024] NSWSC 1094

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 17) [2024] NSWSC 1094 Hearing dates: On the papers, submissions dated 13 August 2024 Date of orders: 27 August 2024 Decision date: 27 August 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity - Technology and Construction List Before: McGrath J (in chambers) Decision: (1) The cross-defendants are to pay 50% of the costs of the cross-claimants of the motion. (2) Costs of the motion are payable forthwith. Catchwords: COSTS — general rule — mixed outcome — privilege motion — where the cross-claimants/respondents succeeded in the substantive event — where the cross-defendants/applicants succeeded in their alternative claim — dominant and separable issues — where single order is necessary to reduce further costs — HELD — cross-defendants to pay half of the cross-claimants' costs of the motion — costs payable forthwith Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98 Practice Note SC Eq 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 42.1, 42.7 Cases Cited: Calvo v Ellimark Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 197 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 1; [2002] NSWSC 432 Fiduciary v Morningstar Research [2004] NSWSC 664 G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd v MACH Energy Australia Pty Ltd (No 16) [2024] NSWSC 955 Grant v Downs (1976) 135 CLR 674; [1976] HCA 63 Ruma Mundi & Anor v John Peter August Hesse & Ors [2018] NSWSC 1548 Sydney Airports Corporation Ltd v Singapore Airlines Ltd [2005] NSWCA 47 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Wheeler & Ors t/as PricewaterhouseCoopers v Aoyin Group Ltd (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 433 Category: Costs Parties: G&S Engineering Services Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant/Applicant) DRA Pacific Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant/Applicant)