Screenco Pty Ltd v R L Dew Pty Ltd & Ors [2002] NSWSC 1050

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Screenco Pty Ltd v R L Dew Pty Ltd & Ors [2002] NSWSC 1050 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity Division Commercial List FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50067/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 3 October 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 November 2002

Screenco Pty Ltd (Pltf) PARTIES : R L Dew Pty Ltd (1D) Ronald Steele t/as Dragon Scaffolding (2D) Highrise Group Pty Ltd (XD) JUDGMENT OF : McClellan J

C R C Newlinds (Pltf) COUNSEL : J B Turnbull (1D) G J McVay (2D) G A Sirtes (XD) Michell Sillar (Pltf) SOLICITORS : McCabe Terrill Lawyers (1D) Colin Biggers Paisley (2D) Henry Davis York (XD) CATCHWORDS : COMMERCIAL - INTEREST - where damage has been proved but plaintiff not had to pay for a replacement item - general principles of the discretion to award interest - whether it is just to award interest in the circumstances - COSTS - offer of compromise where claim is later amended - order for costs as between 1D and 2D. LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act s 94 Supreme Court Rules Pt 22 r 9, r 1A(2)(b), Pt 52A r 22 Ruby v Marsh (1975) 132 CLR 643 BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No 2) (1979) 1 WLR 783 General Tire & Rubber Co v Firestone Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd (1975) 1 WLR 819 SCI Operations Pty Ltd & ACI Operations Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia (1996) 69 FCR 346 John Fairfax & Sons Ltd v Kelly (1987) 8 NSWLR 131 Batchelor v Burke (1981) 148 CLR 448 CASES CITED : Settree v Roberts [1982] 1 NSWLR 649 Fire and All Risks Insurance Co Ltd v Callinan (1978) 140 CLR Thompson v Faraonio (1979) 54 ALJR 231 Pheeney v Doolan [No 2] [1977] NSWLR 601 Grincelis v House (2000) 201 CLR 321 Johnson v Perez (1988) 166 CLR 351 Calderbank v Calderbank (1975) 3 All ER 333 DECISION : Para 33