Bateman v Newhaven Park Stud Ltd - Costs [2004] NSWSC 875

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Bateman v Newhaven Park Stud Ltd - Costs [2004] NSWSC 875 HEARING DATE(S) : Written submissions: 06/07/04, 12/07/04, 13/07/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 September 2004 JURISDICTION: Equity Division JUDGMENT OF : Barrett J DECISION : Order that plaintiffs pay defendants' costs of interlocutory application determined on 29 June 2004. Order that costs of certain defendants be assessed and payable forthwith. No order for indemnity costs.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - costs - application for indemnity costs - application for order that costs be assessed and payable forthwith LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss.232, 233 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Ltd (2002) 55 NSWLR 1 CASES CITED : Horrobin v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Court of Appeal, 6 June 1997, unreported) Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Rosniak v GIO (1997) 41 NSWLR 608 Edmund Gregory Thomas Bateman - First Plaintiff Abtourk (Syd No 391) Pty Limited - Second Plaintiff Belinda Cawardine Bateman - Third Plaintiff PARTIES : Charado Pty Limited - Fourth Plaintiff Newhaven Park Stud Limited - First Defendant Frederick John Kelly, Richard John Kelly, John Horace Ingham, Norman Eric Napper - Second Defendants Burst Pty Limited - Third Defendant Braylen Pty Limited - Fourth Defendant FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3600/03 Mr G K Burton - Plaintiffs COUNSEL : Mr R J Weber SC/Mr C Mantziaris - First Defendant and First and Fourth Second Defendants Mr G A Sirtes - Second Second Defendant, Third and Fourth Defendants Abbott Tout - Plaintiffs SOLICITORS : Esplins - First Defendant and First and Fourth Second Defendants Macquarie Legal Practice- Second Second Defendant, Third and Fourth Defendants