Grynberg v Muller; Estate Late M Bilfeld [2002] NSWSC 350

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Grynberg v Muller; Estate Late M Bilfeld [2002] NSWSC 350 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 119213/94 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 August, 12 October, and 12, 13 & 15 November 2001, 4 - 8 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 April 2002

Robert Benjamin Grynberg & John Landerer (Ps) PARTIES : Stephen Muller (D1) Moriah War Memorial College Association (D2) JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J

Dr C J Birch SC (Ps) COUNSEL : J E Armfield (D1) M A Friedgut, Solicitor (D2) Milne Berry & Berger (Ps) SOLICITORS : Patterson Houen & Commins (D1) Freehills (D2) CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE [488] [574] [601] [659] Judgments and orders - Amending, varying and setting aside - Consent judgment - Principles applicable - Relevance of interests of third party - Costs - Departing from the general rule - Order for costs on indemnity basis - Where party declines offer of settlement better than the result obtained - Whether there is presumption in favour of indemnity costs order - Other cases - Probate suit - Litigation caused by testator - Recovery of costs - Indemnity principle - Costs may not be ordered in favour of party who has incurred no liability to pay them. Aghajanian v Stanley Thompson Valuers Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 1154 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403 Carlisle v Mullrai Pty Ltd (2000) 31 MVR 312 De L v Director-General, New South Wales Department of Community Services [No 2] (1997) 190 CLR 207 DJL v The Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226 Grynberg v Muller [2001] NSWSC 532 Grynberg v Muller [2002] NSWSC 51 Gundry v Sainsbury [1910] 1 KB 645 Hammond v Schofield [1891] 1 QB 453 Harvey v Phillips (1956) 95 CLR 235 Huddersfield Banking Company Limited v Henry Lister & Son Limited [1895] 2 Ch 273 Irving v Gagliardi (ex parte Gagliardi) No 2 (1895) 6 QLJ 200 John S Hayes & Associates Pty Ltd v Kimberley-Clarke Australia Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 201 Johnson v Santa Teresa Housing Association (1992) 83 NTR 14 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 CASES CITED : Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 McLeod v Power [1898] 2 Ch 295 MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (1996) 70 FCR 235 Morris v Hanley [2001] NSWCA 374 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Permanent Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd v Stocks & Holdings (Canberra) Pty Ltd (1976) 28 FLR 195; 15 ACTR 45 Perpetual Trustee Company Ltd v Baker [1999] NSWCA 244 Pirrotta v Citibank Ltd (1998) 72 SASR 259 Quirk v Bawden (1992) FLR 115 Re The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex Parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Rosenberg v Percival (2001) 75 ALJR 735 SMEC Testing Services Pty Limited v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 The Bellcairn (1885) 10 PD 162 TNT Bulkships Ltd v Hopkins (1989) 98 FLR 352 White v Nitis (nee Williams) NSWCA 17 July 1998 Powell JA unreported Foskett on Compromise (4th Ed, 1996) par 6-11 DECISION : Application to set aside consent orders as to costs on settlement between plaintiffs and first defendant dismissed. Order that plaintiffs should have their costs of the proceedings against the second defendant out of the estate.