Wentworth v Rogers and Anor [2003] NSWSC 944

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Wentworth v Rogers and Anor [2003] NSWSC 944 HEARING DATE(S) : 15/07/2003, 19/09/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 27 October 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Howie J at 1 DECISION : 1. The order for costs made on 9 May 2003 is revoked; 2. The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs of the hearing before me on and from 29 January 2001 including the costs of this notice of motion; 3. The plaintiff is to pay the second defendant's costs before Sperling J in proceedings 19228 of 1982 and 11094 of 1995; 4. I make no order as to costs in respect of any other proceedings arising from paragraphs 4 and 5 of the plaintiff's notice of motion of 11 October 1994 or in proceedings 11094 of 1995; 5. That the orders made in these proceedings on 4 September 2001 restraining the first defendant are vacated; 6. That the second defendant is relieved from her undertakings given to the Court in these proceedings on 4 September 2001; 7. That the money paid into Court in these proceedings together with accrued interest be paid out forthwith to the first and second defendants; 8. That the above orders are stayed until 23 November 2003.

CATCHWORDS : Costs - General Rule - costs follow the event - whether there should be a departure from the rule - whether costs should be on an indemnity basis - extent of the order for costs. Injunctions and undertakings - Injunctions for particular purposes - whether they should remain after action is dismissed - Payment into court - whether it should be paid out and to whom. Conveyancing Act 1919 - s 37A LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules - Pt 47, Pt 52 r 11, Pt 52A r 22(6) Judgment Creditors Remedies Act - s 27 Degman Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Wright No. 2 [1983] 2 NSWLR 354 Latoudis v Casey (1970) CLR 534 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Milne v Attorney-General (Tas) (1956) 95 CLR 460 Jamal v Secretary , Department of Health (1988) 14 NSWLR 252 Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Razzi (No. 2) (1991) 30 FCR 64 Waters v P C Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd (unreported, NSWCA, 6 July 1994) Wentworth v Rogers [1999] NSWCA 403 Wentworth v Rogers (No. 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v Internaitonal Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 CASES CITED : Qantas Airways Ltd v Dilligham Corp (unreported NSWSC 14 May 1987) Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Nobrega v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Sydney (No. 2) [1999] NSWCA 133 LMI Australia Pty :Ltd v Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 74 Palmer Bruyn & Parker Pty Ltd v Parsons (No. 2) [2000] NSWCA 102 Wentworth v Graham [2003] NSWCA 229 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Skalkos v Assaf No. 2 [2002] NSWCA 236 Jones v Bradley (No. 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Colgate Palmolive Co. Pty Ltd v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Walton v McBride (1995) 36 NSWLR 440 Wentworth v Rogers [2003] NSWSC 474 PARTIES : Katherine Wentworth v Gordon John Rogers and Anor FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 11094/95 Plaintiff - Ms Wentworth in person COUNSEL : 1st Defendant - No appearance (Mr Lovas mentioned for Mr Rogers) 2nd Defendant - Mr R. Lovas Plaintiff - in person SOLICITORS : 1st Defendant - No appearance 2nd Defendant - Dorrough Smart Solicitors