Jones v Bradley (No. 2) [2003] NSWCA 258

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Jones v Bradley (No. 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 HEARING DATE(S) : Written Submissions JUDGMENT DATE : 16 September 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA; Beazley JA; Santow JA DECISION : 1. The respondent is to pay the appellant's costs from 26 October 2001 to 3 December 2001 on a party/party basis; 2. The respondent is to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal until 20 December 2001 on a party/party basis; 3. The respondent is to pay the appellant's costs of the appeal from 21 December 2001 on an indemnity basis

CATCHWORDS : Costs - offer of compromise - Calderbank offer - exercise of discretion - settlement negotiations - reasonableness of offer - time to consider offer - application of Rules of Court LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s131(2)(h) Calderbank v Calderbank (1975) 3 WLR 586 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Naomi Marble & Granite Pty Ltd v FAI General Insurance Company (No 2) [1999] 1 Qd R 518 Brittain v Commonwealth of Australia [2003] NSWSC 270 MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (1996) 70 FCR 236 WCW Pty Ltd v Charthill Ltd (unreported, Federal Court, Olney J, 7 July 1992) John S Hayes & Associates Pty Ltd v Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 201 The Sanko Steamship Co Ltd v Sumitomo Australia Ltd (unreported, Federal Court, Sheppard J, 7 February 1996) NMFM Property v Citibank (2001) 109 FCR 77 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 CASES CITED : Eron Australia Finance Pty Limited (in liquidation) v Integral Energy Australia [2002] NSWSC 819 Nobrega v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (No 2) [1999] NSWCA 133 LMI Australasia Pty Ltd v Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 74 Cummings v Sand [2001] NSWSC 706 CBA Investments Limited v Northern Star Limited (No 2) [2002] NSWCA 164 De la Blanca v Donohoo (unreported, NSWSC, Badgery-Parker J, 12 August 1997) Messiter v Hutchinson (1987) 10 NSWLR 525 AMEV Finance Ltd v Artes Studios Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (1998) 13 NSWLR 486 Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Co Pty Ltd (1993) 114 ALR 568 Wollong Pty Ltd v Shoalhaven City Council (2002) 122 LGERA 331 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Black on White [2002] FCA 1605 PARTIES : Edward John Jones (Appellant) Emma Ward Bradley (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 41050/01 COUNSEL : C Hoeban (Appellant) Paul S Jones (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Connery & Partners (Appellant) Colin Daley Quinn (Respondent)