Chint Australasia Pty Limited v Cosmoluce Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 768

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Chint Australasia Pty Limited v Cosmoluce Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 768

HEARING DATE(S) : 16/05/08 - 20/05/08

JUDGMENT DATE : 28 July 2008

JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List

JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J

The orders of the court as follows: DECISION : 1 Order that defendant pay the plaintiffs costs of the proceedings on the ordinary party party basis; 2 Order that the plaintiff pay the defendants costs of the plaintiffs indemnity costs application.

CATCHWORDS : Calderbank letter does not automatically result in an order for costs - Claimant bears the onus of proving it was unreasonable not to accept the offer - First offer made before the service of material evidence - Second offer open for merely one week - Calderbank letters expressed to be inclusive of costs

LEGISLATION CITED : Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1995 (NSW)

CATEGORY : Consequential orders

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