Buttsworth Trainor P/L v Robert Duncanson [2003] NSWLC 16

Local Court of New South Wales

CITATION: Buttsworth Trainor P/L v Robert Duncanson [2003] NSWLC 16 JURISDICTION: Civil Buttsworth Trainor Pty Ltd PARTIES: Robert Roy Duncanson Sally Duncanson FILE NUMBER: 221 of 1998; 164 of 2002 PLACE OF HEARING: Burwood Local Court DATE OF DECISION: 20/02/2003 MAGISTRATE: Magistrate CATCHWORDS: Costs against non party - indemnity costs - whether presumption in favour when Calderbank offer not bettered Local Court (Civil Claims) Act 1970 s 34 Local Court (Civil Claims) Rules LEGISLATION CITED: Part 31A rule 20 Part 6 rule j8 Multicon Engineering v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Quirk v Bawden 112 ACTR 1 ACCC v Amcor Printing Papers Group [2000] FCA 163 Sanki Steamship v Sumitomo Australia (Federal Court 7.2.96 unreported) Grynberg v Muller Estate late M Bilfeld [2002] NSWSC 350 SMEC Testing Services v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWSC 323 Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513 at 537 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 CASES CITED: Regata v Westpac (unreported) 5.2.93 Davies J Hayes & Associates v Kimberley Clark Australia (1994) 52 FCR 201 AFCO v Tobacco Institute (1991) 100 ALR 586 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1991) 22 NSWLR 1 Knight v F.P Special Assets (1992) 174 CLR 178 Oz B & S Pty Ltd v Elders IXL Ltd (1993) 117 ALR 128 Yates v Boland [2000] FCA 1895 Dragosavlevic v Serbian Orthodox Church St. Knez Lazar Inc & Ors [2002] ACTSC 19 New South Wales Ministerial Corporation v Edkins (1998) 45 NSWLR 8 REPRESENTATION: Mr M Hutchings of Council Mr T L Goldberg Solicitor ORDERS: The Plaintiff and each of Mark Buttsworth and Bernard Trainor pay the defendant's costs of the action, such costs to be on an indemnity basis from 7th October 1999, and on a party/party basis before that date. The plaintiff and Messrs Buttsworth and Trainor to pay the defendant's costs of the application on a party/party basis. In all cases, Plaintiff and Messrs Buttswoth and Trainor to be jointly and severally liable.