NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 65 NSWLR 268
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Sherborne Estate (No 2): Vanvalen & Anor v Neaves & Anor; Gilroy v Neaves & Anor [2005] NSWSC 1003
HEARING DATE(S) : 27 July 2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 10 October 2005
JURISDICTION : Equity Division
JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J
DECISION : Costs capping order refused; costs of successful Plaintiffs to be assessed under Legal Profession Act; no costs order against unsuccessful Plaintiff.
CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - COSTS - CAPPING ORDER - Claim under Family Provision Act - successful claimants' costs disproportionate to result achieved - whether unsuccessful party can apply for capping order under CPA s.98(4)(c) - CASE MANAGEMENT - COSTS CAPPING ORDER - When such an order may be made - INDEMNITY COSTS - Whether rejection of Calderbank offer unreasonable - particular difficulties in predicting FPA claims - FPA CLAIMS - USUAL COSTS ORDER - Impecunious applicant's claim fails - whether justice of case requires departure from usual costs order.
- Family Provision Act 1982 (NSW) - s.7, s.9, s.23 - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) - s.56, s.98 - Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) - s.364 LEGISLATION CITED : - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) - s.76 - Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) - Pt 52A r.6, r.7, r.8, r.35A - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) - s.42.2, s.42.4
- Beach Petroleum NL & Claremont Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 - Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 - John S. Hayes & Associates Pty Ltd v Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 201 - Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Ltd (1999) 94 FCR 167 - Jvancich v Kennedy (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 397 CASES CITED : - Leary v Leary [1987] 1 WLR 72 - Lownds v Home Office (Practice Note) [2002] 1 WLR 2450 - MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236 - Shearer v Public Trustee; Hawke v Public Trustee [1998] BC9801325 - Singer v Berghouse (1993) 114 ALR 521 - Woolf v Snipe (1933) 48 CLR 677
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