Sande v Medsara Pty Limited (No 2) [2004] NSWSC 262

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Sande v Medsara Pty Limited (No 2) [2004] NSWSC 262 HEARING DATE(S) : 25/3/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 April 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Burchett AJ at 1 DECISION : Order that the defendant pay the plaintiffs' costs of the proceeding upon the indemnity basis.

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - principle giving discretion to order indemnity costs on the basis of some relevant delinquency on the part of the unsuccessful party - high-handed or impudent reliance on defence known to be untrue - order made. Australian Guarantee Corporation Ltd v De Jager [1984] VR 483 Colgate Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Degmam Pty Ltd (In Liq.) v Wright (No.2) (unreported, Holland J, 11 October 1983) Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 CASES CITED : Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Packer v Meagher (1984) 3 NSWLR 486 Ragata Developments Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corp (1993) BC 9304555 Re Smith; Ex parte Rundle (No. 2) (1991) 6 WAR 299 Joseph Sande and Diana Sande (first plaintiffs) Andrew Terides (second plaintiff) Esther El-Hage (third plaintiff) PARTIES : Tony Dbais (fourth plaintiff) Shane Hugh Mills (fifth plaintiff) James Moreland and Sara Wendy Moreland (sixth plaintiffs) Medsara Pty Limited (Plaintiff) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4098/03 COUNSEL : N C Hutley SC / M B Evans (Plaintiffs) G Curtin (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Mallesons Stephen Jacques (Plaintiffs) Kemp Strang (Defendant)