CSR Limited & Anor v Thompson; Thompson v CSR Limited & Anor (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 11

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : CSR Limited & Anor v Thompson; Thompson v CSR Limited & Anor (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 11 HEARING DATE(S) : On written submissions JUDGMENT DATE : 17 February 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Ipp JA at 3 DECISION : (1) The appellants pay the respondent the costs of the appeal on the basis that, as from 3 June 2003, those costs are to be assessed on an indemnity basis (2) The responent to pay the appellants' costs of the application for leave to cross-appeal.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Costs of appeal - Indemnity costs - Rejection of pre-trial offer - Supreme Court Rules Pt 22 - whether offer was a true compromise - costs of appeal where action futile. ND LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules, Pts 22, 52A CASES CITED : Diamond v Simpson (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 78 (CA 40354/03) CSR Limited (Appellant) Midalco Pty Limited (Formerly known as Australian Blue Asbestos Pty Limited) (Second Appellant) PARTIES : John Leonard Thompson (Respondent) (CA 40445/03) John Leonard Thompson (Claimant/Cross Appellant) CSR Limited (First Opponent/First Cross Respondent) Midalco Pty Limited (Formerly known as Australian Blue Asbestos Pty Limited) (Second Opponent/Second Cross Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40354/03; 40445/03 (CA 40354/03) D F Jackson QC/C A Goodman (Appellants) COUNSEL : M Joseph SC/ J Catsanos (Respondent) (CA 40445/03) M Joseph SC/J Catsanos (Claimant/Cross Appellant) D F Jackson QC/C A Goodman (First & Second Opponents/First & Second Cross Respondents) (CA 40354/03) Windeyer Dibbs (Appellants) SOLICITORS : Alex Stuart & Associates (Respondent) (CA 40445/03) Alex Stuart & Associates (Claimant/Cross Appellant) Windeyer Dibbs (First & Second Opponents/First & Second Cross Respondents)