Australian Development Corporation Pty Limited v White Constructions (ACT) Pty Limited (in Liquidation) & Ors [2002] NSWSC 280

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Australian Development Corporation Pty Limited v White Constructions (ACT) Pty Limited (in Liquidation) & Ors [2002] NSWSC 280 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55041/91 HEARING DATE(S) : 5/04/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 April 2002

Australian Development Corporation Pty Limited (Plaintiff) White Constructions (ACT) Pty Limited (in Liquidation) (First Defendant) PARTIES : Enex Ulan Pty Limited (formerly Exxon Coal Australia Ltd) (Second Defendant) White Constructions Pty Limited (formerly White Constructions Limited) (Third Defendant)

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

COUNSEL : Mr SA Kerr (Plaintiff) Mr BW Rayment QC, Mr DT Kell (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Colin Biggers & Paisley (Plaintiff) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Costs - Interests - Interest on costs to compensate successful litigant for moneys outlaid to legal representatives - recompensing litigants for being out of pocket - jurisdiction - principles LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970: ss, 76, 95(1), 95(4) Barclays Australia (Finance) Limited v GWG Leviny Pty Limited (unreported, 10 December 1998) Cremona v Roads and Traffic Authority [2000] NSWSC 735 Grogan v Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1101 CASES CITED : Hughes Brothers Pty Limited v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney [1999] NSWSC 1051 McWilliams Wines Pty Limited v Liaweena Pty Limited (1993) 32 NSWLR 190 Maronis Holdings Limited v Nippon Credit Australia Ltd [2001] NSWSC 864 Puntoriero v Water Administration Ministerial Corporation [2002] NSWSC 217 Woods v Woods [2001] NSWSC 1108 DECISION : The Orders of the Court are 1. I make an order in terms of paragraph 1 of the amended notice of motion filed on 5 April 2002 2. I order that the plaintiff pay the costs of the applicants of the motion.