NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Leading Edge Events Australia Pty Ltd v Kiri Te Kanawa (No 2) [2007] NSWSC 568
HEARING DATE(S) : 16 May 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 8 June 2007
JURISDICTION : Equity Division Commercial List
JUDGMENT OF : Bergin J
DECISION : Plaintiff entitled to entry of judgment with interest. Fourth defendant to pay 65% of the plaintiff's costs of proceedings against it. As between the plaintiff and the first defendant, no order as to costs. Plaintiff to pay the second and third defendants' costs. The fourth defendant is to pay directly to the second and third defendants 20% of the costs the plaintiff has been ordered to pay to the second and third defendant.
CATCHWORDS : [COSTS] - Costs ordered against unsuccessful defendant that was successful in defending other claims against it - Orders to avoid double dipping - Whether a Bullock or Sanderson order should be made in respect of costs plaintiff ordered to pay successful defendant - [INTEREST] - Whether plaintiff entitled to interest during periods of alleged substantial delay.
Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)
Ashmore v Corporation of Lloyd's [1992] 1 WLR 446 Australian Prudential Regulation Authority v Holloway (2000) 35 ACSR 276 Beoco Ltd v Alfa Laval Co Ltd (1995) QB 137 Bullock v London General Omnibus Co [1907] 1 KB 264 Coombes v Roads & Traffic Authority (NSW) (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 70 Cretazzo v Lombardi [1975] 13 SASR 4 CASES CITED : Dow & Anor v Nguyen (Unreported, Supreme Court of New South Wales, McLelland CJ in Eq, 25 August 1997) Kaines (UK) Ltd v Osterreichische Warrenhandelsgesellschaft Austrowaren Gesellschaft (formerly Handelsgesellschaft mbH) [1993] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 1 Lackersteen v Jones (No 2) (1988) 93 FLR 442 Leading Edge Events Australia Pty Ltd v Kiri Te Kanawa [2007] NSWSC 228 Re Elgindata Ltd (No 2) [1993] 1 All ER 232 Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Company [1903] 2 KB 533 Sved & Anor v Council of the Municipality of Woollahra & Ors (1998) NSW ConvR 56,598 (55-842)
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