Wilcox v Chapple (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1655

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wilcox v Chapple (No 2) [2024] NSWSC 1655 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 20 December 2024 Decision date: 20 December 2024 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward P Decision: As to the Equity Proceeding (2021/59314): 1. Order that the costs payable by the plaintiff (Robert Wilcox) to the first and second defendants (Monique Wye and John Chapple) be on the indemnity basis. 2. Order that the costs payable by the plaintiff (Robert Wilcox) to the fourth defendant (Benjamin Wilcox) be on the ordinary basis. As to the Family Provision Proceeding (2023/168649): 3. Order that the costs payable by the plaintiff (Robert Wilcox) to the first defendant (Monique Wye) be on the ordinary basis up to and including 7 June 2024 and on the indemnity basis from 7 June 2024. Catchwords: COSTS – Application for indemnity costs – Whether conduct of litigation by plaintiff in relation to trust claims (the Equity Proceeding) unreasonable where claims had been subject of release and where proceedings barred by issue estoppel and or Anshun estoppel or Anshun estoppel – Where allegations of fraud made without evidentiary foundation whether relevant delinquency on part of plaintiff – Where unreasonable rejection by plaintiff of Calderbank offer made by second defendant in Equity Proceeding and first defendant in Family Provision Proceeding for settlement of both proceedings Legislation Cited: Succession Act 2006 (NSW), s 96(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.15 Cases Cited: Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) (2006) 67 NSWLR 706; [2006] NSWCA 120 Australian Transport Insurance Pty Ltd v Graeme Phillips Road Transport Insurance Pty Ltd (1986) 71 ALR 287 Berrigan Shire Council v Ballerini (No 2) [2006] VSCA 65 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Platinum Investments Management Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 197 Clutterbuck v HSBC plc [2015] EWHC 3233 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Limited (1993) 46 FCR 225; [1993] FCA 801 Commissioner of State Revenue v Challenger Listed Investments Ltd (No 2) [2011] VSCA 398 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Fountainhead Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Goodwin v Avison [2021] EWHC 2356 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435; [2005] VSCA 298 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Hylepin Pty Ltd v Doshay Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 1631 J-Corp Pty Ltd v Australian Builders Labourers Federated Union of Workers (WA Branch) (No 2) (1993) 46 IR 301 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Ragata Developments Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation [1993] FCA 115 Rinehart v Rinehart (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 235 Truenergy Pty Ltd v Dispute Resolution Panel (No 2) [2009] VSC 612 Wilcox v Chapple [2024] NSWSC 1394 Wilcox v Wilcox (No 1) [2012] NSWSC 1138 Texts Cited: Dal Pont, Law of Costs (4th ed, LexisNexis, 2021) Category: Costs Parties: Robert William Wilcox (Plaintiff) John Francis Chapple (First Defendant) Lorraine Monique Wye (Second Defendant) Sanderson Estates Pty Ltd (Receivers & Managers Appointed) (Third Defendant) Benjamin Ian Alexander Wilcox (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Wilson (Plaintiff) (Solicitor) P Afshar (First Defendant) TE O'Brien (Second Defendant) B Koch (Third Defendant)