Bonic v Pacific General Securities Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1221

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Bonic v Pacific General Securities Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1221

HEARING DATE(S) : 07/04/09

JUDGMENT DATE : 16 November 2009

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : White J

DECISION : Refer to para 27 of the judgment.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE – costs – departing from the general rule – adjustment to prima facie position that costs follow the event to reflect success of first plaintiff on particular issues - PROCEDURE – costs – whether costs order against first plaintiff should include costs referable to issues concerning only second plaintiff who has become a bankrupt – first and second plaintiffs asserted distinct rights and brought claims in one action for convenience and to reduce costs – first plaintiff not liable for costs not recoverable from second defendant which are referable only to second defendant's claim

LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)

CATEGORY : Consequential orders

Super 1000 v Pacific General Securities and Bonic v Pacific General Securities [2008] NSWSC 1222; (2008) 221 FLR 427 Reid, Hewitt & Company v Josephs [1918] AC 717 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 Waters v PC Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd [1994] NSWCA 338; (1994) 254 ALR 28 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Ritter v Godfrey [1920] 2 KB 47 CASES CITED : Jennings v Zilahi-Kiss (1972) 2 SASR 493 Monier Ltd v Metalwork Tiling Co of Aust Ltd (No. 2) (1987) 43 SASR 588 Total & Universal Pty Ltd v Kingsway Property Investments (No. 2) Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 581 Capolingua v Phylum Pty Ltd (1991) 5 WAR 137 Short v Crawley (No. 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No. 3) (1979) 28 ALR 201 Mike Gaffikin Marine Pty Ltd v Princes Street Marina Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Young J, 15 July 1996, unreported)