NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Coshott v Woollahra Municipal Council [2008] NSWCA 176
HEARING DATE(S): 27 May 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 4 August 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Tobias JA at 1; McColl JA at 2; Handley AJA at 3
DECISION: (1) Leave to appeal refused with costs. (2) Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: COSTS - indemnity principle - subrogation - RES JUDICATA - final orders for costs not open to challenge in other proceedings
LEGISLATION CITED: Legal Profession Act 1987 Supreme Court Act 1970
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Adams v London Improved Motor Coach Builders Ltd [1921] 1 KB 495 Australasian Conference Association Ltd v Mainline Constructions Pty Limited (1978) 141 CLR 348 CASES CITED: Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Dyktynski v BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Limited [2004] NSWCA 154; (2004) 60 NSWLR 203 Forbes-Smith v Forbes-Smith [1901] P 258 CA Lord Napier v Hunter [1993] AC 713
PARTIES: Robert Gilbert Coshott (Appellant) Woollahra Municipal Council (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40591/07
COUNSEL: Robert Gilbert Coshott (Appellant) M L Brabazon (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: Robert Gilbert Coshott (Appellant) Deacons (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: Supreme Court - Common Law Division
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): SC 10821/05
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Whealy J
LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 9 August 2007
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40591/07 SC 10821/05
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