Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368

HEARING DATE(S): On the papers

JUDGMENT DATE: 12 November 2009

JUDGMENT OF: Spigelman CJ at 1; Beazley JA at 1; McColl JA at 1

1 The respondent pay the appellant $807,328.97 plus interest at Schedule 5 rates from 28 July 2008 by way of restitution. DECISION: 2 The appellant's notice of motion of 17 July 2009 is otherwise dismissed. 3 The appellant pay the respondent's costs of the notice of motion.

CATCHWORDS: COSTS – offer of compromise – indemnity costs – discretion to "otherwise order" – element of compromise – all or nothing case – where offer is invitation to surrender – relevance of costs consequences to accepting offer – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 20.26, 42.15A - COSTS – exercise of general discretion – offer of compromise – indemnity costs – appeal proceedings where no fresh offer – regard had to offer from court below – Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98 – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 51.49

Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED: District Court Rules 1973 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

CATEGORY: Separate question

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