Aghajanian v Stanley Thompson Valuers Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 215

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Aghajanian v Stanley Thompson Valuers Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 215 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4779/91 HEARING DATE(S) : 4 February and 3 March 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 March 2000

Yourik Aghajanian (P1) Emmik Aghajanian (P2) Nshan Pty Limited (P3) PARTIES : Alice Aghajanian (P4) Ara Aghajanian (P5) Shakeh Arakelian (P6) Stanley Thompson Valuers Pty Limited (D) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

COUNSEL : S Donaldson (P1-6) S Kalfas (D) SOLICITORS : Tress Cocks & Maddox (P1-6) Phillips Fox (D) CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE [574] - Costs - Departing from the general rule - Orders for costs on indemnity basis - Relevant considerations - Calderbank letter and other offers of compromise - Hopelessness of plaintiffs' case - Whether plaintiffs' conduct reasonable. Aghajanian v Stanley Thompson Valuers Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 1154 John S Hayes & Associates Pty Limited v Kimberley-Clark Australia Pty Limited (1994) 52 FCR 201 Mahlo v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd [1999] NSWSC 358 CASES CITED : MGICA (1992) Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236 Nobrega v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (No 2) [1999] NSWCA 133 Perre v Apand Pty Ltd (1999) 73 ALJR 1190 Wentworth v Rogers [1999] NSWCA 403 DECISION : Defendant's application for indemity costs refused.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION

HAMILTON J

FRIDAY, 3 MARCH 2000