Anzaway v Maroun Corporation (No.2) [2003] NSWSC 725

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Anzaway v Maroun Corporation (No.2) [2003] NSWSC 725 HEARING DATE(S) : 7 August 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 August 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Austin J DECISION : See under heading "Conclusions"

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - contraventions found against second and fourth defendants - plaintiffs failed to establish that defendants' caused them loss - whether plaintiffs should be ordered to pay second and fourth defendants' costs - whether second and fourth defendants, though successful, should be ordered to pay plaintiffs' costs - apportionment of costs between defendants - whether plaintiffs should be ordered to pay cross-claimants' costs LEGISLATION CITED : Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ss 52, 82 Aristotite v Gladstone Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (1984) 55 ALR 387 Colgate Palmolive v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 118 ALR 248 Donald Campbell & Co Ltd v Pollak [1927] AC 737 Edginton v Clark [1964] 1 QB 367 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants (1988) 81 ALR 397 Igaki Australia Ltd v Coastline Pty Ltd (Federal Court of Australia, Drummond J, 2 November 1994, unreported). Jamal v Secretary, Department of Health (1988) 14 NSWLR 252 CASES CITED : JLW (Vic) Pty Ltd v Tsiloglou [1994] 1 VR 237 Jones v Merioneth Shire Permanent Benefit Building Society [1892] 1 Ch 188 Re Bond Corporation Holdings Ltd (1990) 1 ACSR 350 Ritter v Godfrey [1920] 2 KB 47 Rosnik v Government Insurance Office (1997) 41 NSWLR 608 Russo v Resource Development International Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] NSWSC 446 Scherer v Counting Instruments Ltd [1986] 1 WLR 615 Zelino Pty Ltd v Budai [2001] NSWSC 501 Anzaway Pty Ltd (P1) Neville James Green (P2) Frederick Geoffrey Marles (P3) Warren Gilbert Scott (P4) PARTIES : Maroun Corporation Pty Ltd (D1) Fribeau Pty Ltd (D2) Joseph Maroun (also known as Joseph Boutros) (D3) Estphan (Estephan) Maroun (also known as Steve Boutros) (D4) Michael Doueihi (D5) Joe Nasr (D6) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3403/00 N Cotman SC with G Thomas (P) COUNSEL : D Officer QC (D1-D4) S D Robb QC (D5) M Mudge (Solicitor) (D6) K O'Malley, Jones & Williamson (P) SOLICITORS : Tress Cocks & Maddox (D1-D4) Acuiti Legal (D5) Corrs Chambers Westgarth (D6)