NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Rail Corporation New South Wales v Leduva Pty Limited [2007] NSWSC 800
HEARING DATE(S) : 19 July 2007 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List
JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 19 July 2007
DECISION : Defendant to pay plaintiff's costs on an indemnity basis. Defendant to pay interest on plaintiff's costs and disbursements.
CATCHWORDS : Indemnity costs - Interest on costs - Principles - Contract construction
LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)
Blair & Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Fidelitas Shipping Co. Ltd v V/O Exportchleb [1966] 1 QB 630 Hexiva Pty Ltd v Lederer [2006] NSWSC 1259 CASES CITED : Kirklees Metropolitan Boroughs Council v Wickes Building Supplies Ltd [1993] AC 227 Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 O'Toole v Charles David Pty Ltd (1990) 171 CLR 232 Rail Corporation New South Wales v Leduva Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 138 Tana v Baxter (1986) 160 CLR 572
PARTIES : Rail Corporation New South Wales (Plaintiff) Leduva Pty Limited (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 50042/05
COUNSEL : Mr M Henry (Plaintiff) Mr F Hicks (Defendant)
SOLICITORS : Blake Dawson Waldron (Plaintiff) McCabe Terrill (Defendant)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION COMMERCIAL LIST
Einstein J
Thursday 19 July 2007 ex tempore Revised 24 July 2007
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