White ACT (in liquidation) v G B White & Ors [2004] NSWSC 303

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : White ACT (in liquidation) v G B White & Ors [2004] NSWSC 303 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 April 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 April 2004

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at 1 DECISION : See paras [61] and [67] of judgment

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - indemnity costs - requirement for special or unusual features - whether shown - no question of principle Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 Corporations Law Rosniak v Government Insurance Office (1997) 41 NSWLR 608 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 118 ALR 248 CASES CITED : Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Council of the Municipality of Botany v Secretary, Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories (1992) 34 FCR 412 NMFM Property Pty Ltd v Citibank Ltd (No 2) (2000) 109 FCR 77 Steinberg v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 134 CLR 640 Emanuel Management Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Fosters Brewing Group Limited [2003] QSC 299 White Constructions (ACT) Pty Limited (in liquidation) v Geoffrey Bernard White (First Defendant) Travers William Duncan (Second Defendant) John William Spinks (Third Defendant) Frank Stratton McAlary (Fourth Defendant) Michael Frank McAlary (Fifth Defendant) White Constructions Pty Limited (formerly known as White Constructions Limited) (Sixth Defendant) Exxon Coal Australia Pty Limited (formerly known as White Industries Limited) (Seventh Defendant) PARTIES : PDC Constructions Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant) White Industries (Qld) Pty Limited (Ninth Defendant) White Constructions Incentive Share Scheme Pty Limited (Tenth Defendant) [Deleted] WIL Civil and Mining Engineering Pty Limited (formerly known as Keathson (WA) Pty Ltd and as WIL Plant Hire Pty Limited) (Eleventh Defendant) White Constructions (NT) Pty Limited (Twelfth Defendant) Norwest Development Corporation Limited (Thirteenth Defendant) [Deleted] PDC Plant Hire Pty Ltd (Fourteenth Defendant) White Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd (Fifteenth Defendant) White Property Developments Pty Limited (Sixteenth Defendant) White Industries Australia Limited (Seventeenth Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50144/02 COUNSEL : S D Epstein SC (Plaintiff) B W Rayment QC/D T Kell (Defendants) SOLICITORS : Deacons (Plaintiff) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Defendants)