Hughes Bros v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church [1999] NSWSC 1051

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Hughes Bros v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church [1999] NSWSC 1051 revised - 29/10/99 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Equity Division Construction List FILE NUMBER(S) : 55003/89 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 July 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 October 1999

Hughes Bros Pty Limited (Plaintiff) The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney PARTIES : (First Defendant) Kevin J Curtin & Partners ( Architects) Pty Limited (Second Defendant) Morrison Whitten & Nicey Pty Limited (First Cross Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Foster AJ

P: Mr F C Corsaro COUNSEL : D1: Mr C J Stevens QC D2: Mr G Ellis 1XD: Mr W Muddle P: Clayton Utz SOLICITORS : D1: Makinson & d'Apice D2: Colin Biggers & Paisley 1XD: Phillips Fox CATCHWORDS : Costs; lengthy and complicated proceedings; claims and cross-claims, indemnity costs; Calderbank offer; whether costs should follow the event or be awarded having regard to result of individual issues; interest on costs; should order for interest be made before costs assessed by Assessor; Sanderson or Bullock orders. Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s52 Fair Trading Act 1987, s42 ACTS CITED : Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946, s5 Supreme Court Act 1970, ss76,76E,95(4) Supreme Court Rules 1970, Pt 52A r22(4) Renard Construction (ME) P/L v Minister for Public Works (1992) 26 NSWLR 234 Waters v B P C Henderson (Aust) P/L (C/A, unreported, 6/7/94) Maitland Hospital v Fisher [No.2] (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 CASES CITED : McWilliams Wines P/L v Liaweena (1993) 32 NSWLR 190 Woodward v Sydney City Council (Einstein J, unreported, 21/12/98) Multicon Engineering P/L v Federal Airports Corp (1996) 138 ALR 425 Black v Lipovac (FC of Aust, unreported, 4/6/98) DECISION : See para78