Rickard Constructions v Rickard Hails Moretti & Ors [2006] NSWSC 791

Reported Decision : 66 NSWLR 724

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Rickard Constructions v Rickard Hails Moretti & Ors [2006] NSWSC 791

HEARING DATE(S) : 24/07/2006, 26/07/2006

JUDGMENT DATE : 14 August 2006

JURISDICTION : Technology & Construction List

JUDGMENT OF : McDougall J at [1]

DECISION : See para [100]

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - application for costs order against non-parties - where applicants could have sought and in some cases did seek security for their costs - whether respondents funded and controlled litigation - whether respondents would have benefited from litigation's success - whether involvement of respondents amounted to "abuse of process" under UCPR r 42.3(2)(c)

LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules

Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales [2006] HCA 27 Fostif Pty Ltd v Campbell's Cash and Carry Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 203 Jago v District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 CLR 23 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2004] NSWSC 695 In re Gardiner; ex parte Orgill (1890) 16 VLR 641 CASES CITED : Knight v F P Special Assets Limited (1992) 174 CLR 178 Mobbs v Vandenbrande (1864) 33 LJ QB 177 Palmer v Walesby (1868) LR 3 Ch 732 Project 28 Pty Ltd v Tim Barr Pty Ltd & Ors [2005] NSWCA 240 Rickard Constructions Pty Ltd v Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 234 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 Wentworth v Wentworth (2001) 52 NSWLR 602

Rickard Constructions Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Limited (First Defendant) Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Limited (Second Defendant/Applicant) Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (Third Defendant) PARTIES : SST Consulting Services Pty Limited (First Respondent) Charles Rickard (Second Respondent) Peter Sweeney (Third Respondent) Paul Sweeney (Fourth Respondent) Denys Truman (Fifth Respondent)