Bachour Enterprises Pty Ltd v Munzer (No 2) (costs) [2025] NSWSC 30

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bachour Enterprises Pty Ltd v Munzer (No 2) (costs) [2025] NSWSC 30 Hearing dates: On the papers; last submissions 20 December 2024 Date of orders: 13 February 2025 Decision date: 13 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Rees J Decision: Costs orders made. Catchwords: RELEASE OF FUNDS HELD IN INTERLOCUTORY REGIME – dispute about sale of business – purchase price held in trust account under interim orders – contract binding – whether trust monies should be released to vendor. COSTS – defendant failed to comply with discovery obligations – whether "delinquency" – principles at [31] – Calderbank offers – principles at [33]-[34] – whether plaintiff achieved better outcome – too early to say – revisit after damages or account of profits determined. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98(4) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1, 42.5 Cases Cited: Berkeley Administration Inc v McClelland [1990] FSR 565 Cabport Pty Ltd v Marinchek (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 131 CGU Insurance Ltd v Corrections Corp of Australia Staff Superannuation Ltd [2008] FCAFC 173 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Gate v Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd (1995) 8 ANZ Ins Cas 61-251 Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd (No 7) [2008] NSWSC 199; (2008) 65 ACSR 324 Ivory v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2001] QSC 102 Mead v Watson [2005] NSWCA 133 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Radovanovic v Stekovic [2024] NSWCA 129 Vance v Vance (1981) 128 DLR (3d) 109 Category: Costs Parties: Bachour Enterprises Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Simon Munzer (First Defendant) Paradise CC Corp Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Byrne (Plaintiff) DC Eardley (Defendants)