Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited v Gordian Runoff Limited (formerly GIO Insurance Limited) & Ors [2006] NSWSC 583

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Limited v Gordian Runoff Limited (formerly GIO Insurance Limited) & Ors [2006] NSWSC 583

HEARING DATE(S) : 13/06/06

JUDGMENT DATE : 19 June 2006

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

DECISION : Disparate indemnity costs orders made as between defendants.

CATCHWORDS : Practice and procedure - Costs - Indemnity costs - Relevance of Civil Procedure Act 2005 - Apportionment of costs - Multiple parties - Prolonging of a trial - Interest on costs awarded - Calderbank letters - Delinquency in assumptions put to an expert and materials provided to an expert

LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)

A and N Holding NSW Pty Limited v Andell Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 5 Australian Development Corporation v White Constructions (ACT) Pty Ltd & Anor (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Einstein J, 8 February 1999, BC9900223) Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc v Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd (1991) 100 ALR 568 Berkeley Administration Inc v McClelland [1990] FSR 565 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Limited (1993) 46 FCR 225, (1993) 118 ALR 248 Credit Lyonnais Australia Limited v Darling (1991) 5 ACSR 703 Darryl Cullen v ZLB Behring LLC [2006] NSWSC 359 DSE (Holdings) Pty Limited v InterTan Inc [2004] FCA 1251 Fowdh v Fowdh & Anor (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal, Kirby ACJ Mahoney AP and Meagher JA, 4 November 1993, BC 9302200) Furber v Stacey & Anor [2005] NSWCA 242 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Gray v Gray [2005] NSWCA 129 Hanave Pty Ltd v LFOT Pty Ltd (formerly Jagar Pty Ltd) & Ors [1998] 1429 FCA Hurstville Municipal Council v Connor (1991) 24 NSWLR 724 InterTan Inc. v DSE (Holdings) Pty Limited [2005] FCAFC 54 Jackamarra v Krakouer (1998) 195 CLR 516 Jones v Bradley (No. 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 LMI Australasia Pty Ltd v Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd (No 2) [2002] NSWSC 72 CASES CITED : Lyell, In re [1941] VLR 207 Marks, Kinross, McCullagh & Williamson v GIO Australia Holdings Ltd (No 2) (1996) 66 FCR 128 MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (No 2) (1996) 70 FCR 236 Ng v Chong [2005] NSWSC 385 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Rickard Constructions Pty Limited v Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Limited [2005] NSWSC 481 BC 200503634 Rolls Royce Industrial Power (Pacific) Ltd v James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 626 Rosniak v Government Insurance Office (1997) 41 NSWLR 608 Rosser v Maritime Services Board of New South Wales (No 3) (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Young J, 25 November 1997, BC9706221) South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Co Pty Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 97 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Smith Re; ex parte Rundell (No. 2) (1991) 6 WAR 299 South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Statham v Shephard (No 2) (1974) 23 FLR 244 Stockland (Constructors) Pty Limited v Darryl I Coombs Pty Limited [2005] NSWSC 252 Tripple Take Pty Limited v Clark Rubber Franchising Pty Limited [2005] NSWSC 1169 Van Doore by his tutor the Protective Commissioner v Mendez (No 2) (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Dunford J, 30 June 1997, BC9702746) Wakeford v Ellis (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, McLaughlin M, 7 May 1998, BC9804384) Waters v PC Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd (unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Court of Appeal, Kirby P, Mahoney JA and Priestley JA, 6 July 1994, BC 9404952) White v Overland [2001] FCA 1333