China Shipping (Australia) Agency Co Pty Limited v D V Kelly Pty Limited (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 1557

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : China Shipping (Australia) Agency Co Pty Limited v D V Kelly Pty Limited (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 1557

HEARING DATE(S) : 14 December 2010 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Admiralty List

JUDGMENT OF : Rein J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2010

DECISION : All parties to bear their own costs.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE – costs – departing from the general rule that costs follow the event – considerations where a party has filed a submitting appearance save as to costs

LEGISLATION CITED : Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)

CATEGORY : Consequential orders

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2004] NSWSC 836; (2004) 50 ACSR 500; (2004) 22 ACLC 1232 Autistic Association of New South Wales v Dodson [1999] FCA 715 Corporate Affairs Commission of New South Wales v Transphere Pty Limited (1988) 15 NSWLR 596 Cutcliffe v Lithgow City Council [2006] NSWLEC 463; (2006) 147 LGERA 330 CASES CITED : Develtor Property Group Pty Limited v Newcastle City Council [2001] NSWLEC 47 Mahenthirarasa v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 101; (2008) 6 DDCR 61 Mahenthirarasa v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 201; (2008) 72 NSWLR 273 Metzger v Department of Health and Social Security [1977] 3 All ER 444 Territory Insurance Office v Kerin (1986) 84 FLR 1

China Shipping (Australia) Agency Co Pty Limited (Plaintiff) PARTIES : D V Kelly Pty Limited (First Defendant) Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal (Second Defendant)