Buzrio Pty Limited v Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal [No. 3] [2009] NSWSC 1132

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Buzrio Pty Limited v Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal [No. 3] [2009] NSWSC 1132

HEARING DATE(S) : 19 October 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 29 October 2009

JUDGMENT OF : Davies J

DECISION : Order that the Third Defendant James Chan pay the Plaintiff's costs of the proceedings on an indemnity basis.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - costs - right of successful party to obtain costs against defendant who filed submitting appearance - where submitting party brought about the need for the litigation - indemnity costs - whether delinquent conduct in the conduct of the proceedings.

CATEGORY : Consequential orders

Colgate Palmolive v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Khan v Hadid (No. 3) [2008] NSWSC 819 CASES CITED : Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Liverpool City Council v Estephan [2009] NSWCA 161 Mahenthirarasa v State Rail Authority of NSW [2008] NSWCA 101 Mahenthirarasa v State Rail Authority of NSW [2008] NSWCA 201; 72 NSWLR 273 Mead v Watson [2005] NSWCA 133 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72

Buzrio Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Consumer, Trader And Tenancy Tribunal (First Defendant) PARTIES : Axiom Property Consulting Pty Limited (Second Defendant) James Chan (Third Defendant) The Owners Corporation of Strata Plan 75633 (Fourth Defendant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30080/2009

J Knackstredt (Plaintiff) No appearance (First Defendant) COUNSEL : No appearance (Second Defendant) S Epstein SC (Third Defendant) No appearance (Fourth Defendant)