P M Sulcs V Daihatsu Aust - Costs & Interest [2001] NSWSC 798

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : P M Sulcs V Daihatsu Aust - Costs & Interest [2001] NSWSC 798 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law Division FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11489/93 HEARING DATE(S) : 17/08/01 30/08/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 September 2001

PARTIES : P M Sulcs & Associates Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Daihatsu Australia Pty Limited (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J

COUNSEL : C Stevens QC/T J Hancock (Pl) S D Rares SC/D B Studdy (Def) SOLICITORS : Oliveri Attorneys (Pl) Clayton Utz (Def) CATCHWORDS : Damages for the loss of a chance - Discounting back to date of breach - Discretion to reduce costs - Award of interest - Taxation on verdict - whether allowance should be made - Re-opening the orders - the power to re-open - The Slip Rule NSW Supreme Court Act, 1970 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act, 1995 Workers' Compansation Act, 1926 Malec v J C Hutton (1990) 169 CLR 638 MacKinnon v Petersen (Cole J, unreported, 19.04.89) Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) ATPR 40-748 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 Pheeney v Doolan (No 2) [1977] 1 NSWLR 601 Bennett v Jones [1977] 2 NSWLR 355 Simonius Vischer & Co v Holt & Thompson [1979] 2 NSWLR 322 Anderson's (Pacific) Trading Co P/L v Karlander New Guinea Line Ltd [1980] 2 NSWLR 870 Gill v Australian Wheat Board [1980] 2 NSWLR 795 CASES CITED : NSW Cancer Council v Sarfaty (1992) 28 NSWLR 68 Daniels v Anderson (1995) 37 NSWLR 438 Storey & Keers P/L & Anor v Johnstone (1987) 9 NSWLR 446 De L v Director General of the NSW Department of Community Services [No 2] [1997] 190 CLR 207 Liftronic P/L v Commissioner of Taxation (1966) 66 FCR 175 Whitaker v The Commissioner of Taxtion (1998) 82 FCR 261 Rogers v Whitaker (1992) 178 CLR 479 Bonic v Fieldair (Deniliquin) P/L & Ors [1999] NSWSC 636 Provan v HCL Real Estate Ltd 24 ATR 238 Tuite & Anor v Exelby & Ors 93 ATC (Qld) 4,293 Rabelais P/L v Cameron & Ors (Hodgson J, unreported, 31.07.91) DECISION : Ref para 120