NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Ng v Chong [2005] NSWSC 385
HEARING DATE(S) : 21 April 2005
JUDGMENT DATE : 21 April 2005
JURISDICTION : Equity
JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J
DECISION : Where claimant obtained judgment for nominal damages only the event was against him for purposes of determining costs. Applications for indemnity costs refused.
CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE [572], [574] - Costs - General rule: costs follow the event - What is the event when plaintiff obtains judgment for nominal damages only - Order for indemnity costs - Factors relevant to exercise of Court's discretion.
Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 MGICA Pty Ltd (1992) v Kenny & Goode Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 CASES CITED : Nexus Minerals NL v Brutus Constructions Pty Ltd FCAFC 10 September 1997 unreported Ng v Chong [2005] NSWSC 270 Nobrega v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (No 2) [1999] NSWCA 133 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1980) 193 CLR 72 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd Limited v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323
Frank Fat Ng (P1 & XD1) Lin Ying Ng (P2 & XD2) PARTIES : Mei Ching Ng (P3 & XD3) Ha Duk Chong (D & XC) Garry Pickering t/as Garry Pickering Solicitor and Conveyancer (XD4)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2607/02
D L Warren (Ps & XDs) J Clifton (D & XC) COUNSEL : T M Faulkner (4XD)
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