Pioneer Park Pty Limited (in liquidation), Clifford John Carpenter, Merlo Australia Pty Limited & Ors v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2006] NSWSC 1176

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Pioneer Park Pty Limited (in liquidation), Clifford John Carpenter, Merlo Australia Pty Limited & Ors v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2006] NSWSC 1176

HEARING DATE(S) : 8/11/06

JUDGMENT DATE : 10 November 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : Costs orders made.

CATCHWORDS : Costs - Indemnity costs - Calderbank letter

LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)

Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited v Gordian Runoff Limited (Formerly Gio Insurance Limited) and Ors [2006] NSWSC 583 Donald Campbell & Co Limited v Pollak [1927] AC 732 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 CASES CITED : Illawong Village v State Bank of New South Wales [2005] NSWSC 524 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Sagacious Procurement Pty Ltd v Symbion Health Ltd [2006] NSWSC 779 Waters v P C Henderson (Australia) Pty Limited, (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal, Kirby P, Mahoney JA, Priestley JA, 6 July 1994, BC9404952)

PARTIES : Pioneer Park Pty Limited ACN 002 706 881 (in Liquidation); Clifford John Carpenter; Merlo Australia Pty Limited; Merlo Wholesale Pty Limited and Domino Hire Pty Limited [Plaintiffs] Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [Defendant]

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50156/04; 50163/04; 50096/05; 50118/05

COUNSEL : Mr JJ Garnsey QC (Plaintiffs) Mr J Thomson (Defendant)

SOLICITORS : PMF Legal (Plaintiffs) Minter Ellison (Defendant)