Monique Frances King v SESAHS & Anor [2005] NSWSC 416

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Monique Frances King v SESAHS & Anor [2005] NSWSC 416

HEARING DATE(S) : 22 April 2005

JUDGMENT DATE : 29 April 2005

JUDGMENT OF : Newman AJ

DECISION : Plaintiff's application for indemnity costs is refused and the plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the application.

CATCHWORDS : Aplication for indemnity costs - Offer of compromise - Calderbank letter

LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules (1970)

Calder v Calderbank (1976) FAM 93 Morgan v Johnson (1998) 44 NSWLR 578 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No.2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Hillier v Sheather (1995) 36 NSWLR 414 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Jones v Bradley (No.2) CASES CITED : MGICA (1992) Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (1996) 140 ALR 707 John S Hayes & Associates Pty Ltd v Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd (1994) 52 FCR 201 Sanko Steamship Co Ltd & Grand Slam Enterprise Corp v Sumitomo Australia Ltd (Fed C of A, 7 February 1996, unreported) Flemington Properties Pty Ltd v Raine & Horne Commercial Pty Ltd and Anor (FCA 11/02/98) Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425 Coplgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd Donnelly v Edelsten (1994) 49 FCR 384

Monique Frances King (Plaintiff) PARTIES : South Eastern Area Health Service (1st Defendant) Richard O'Gorman-Hughes as Executor of the Estate of the late Professor Darcy O'Gorman-Hughes (2nd Defendant)