McLaughlin v Dungowan Manly Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 306

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : McLaughlin v Dungowan Manly Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 306

HEARING DATE(S) : 15 April 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 20 April 2010

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Ward J

DECISION : 1. Dungowan Manly Pty Limited pay the McLaughlins' costs of the proceedings. 2. Mr Garratt pay the McLaughlins' costs of the application brought by him to set aside in whole or in part the subpoena to produce which was issued by the McLaughlins on 25 May 2009 in these proceedings.

CATCHWORDS : COSTS – multiple issues in proceedings – plaintiffs successful on some claims – principles relating to departure from general rule that costs follow the event and where apportionment of costs to reflect outcome on separate issues if appropriate – plaintiffs' unsuccessful claims did not add substantially to length of hearing or were relevant to an understanding of other matters in issue which were argued successfully – no apportionment of costs referable to separate issues in the proceedings – DERIVATIVE PROCEEDINGS – minority shareholders' claim for an order that company bear costs of derivative proceedings in advance of commencement of those proceedings – no order made

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)

CATEGORY : Separate question

Access Courier Systems Pty Limited v Hunsat Pty Limited [2009] NSWSC 507 Bowen Investments Pty Limited v TAB Corp Holdings Limited (No 2) [2008] FCAFC 107 Carpenter v Pioneer Park Pty Limited [2004] NSWSC 1007 Corbett Court Pty Limited v Quasar Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 1423 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 Dodds Family Investments Pty Limited v Land Industries Pty Limited (1993) 26 IPR 261 Ehsman v Nutectime International [2006] NSWSC 887, at [62]; (2006) 58 ACSR 705 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Limited v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 322 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Limited v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Fexuto v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Limited (No 3) (1998) 30 ACSR 20 Fiduciary Ltd v Morningstar Research Pty Limited [2005] NSWSC 442; (2005) 53 ACSR 732, (2005) ACLC 1100 Foyster v Foyster Holdings Pty Limited [2003] NSWSC 135; (2003) 44 ACSR 705 Hodge v TCN Channel 9 (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 1272 Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (1986) ATPR 40-748 James v Surf Road Nominees (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 CASES CITED : Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534; (1990) 97 ALR 45 Maher v Honeysett & Maher Electrical Contractors [2005] NSWSC 859 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72; (1998) 152 ALR 83 Pacific General Securities Limited v Soliman & Sons Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 724 Reale v Duncan Reale [2006] NSWSC 199 Roach v Winnote Pty Limited; Leslie & Anor [2006] NSWSC 231; (2006) 57 ACSR 138 Sabah Yazgi v Permanent Custodian Limited (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 306 Short v Crawley (No 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 Standard Commodities Pty Limited v Societe Cocinter Department Centragel [2005] NSWSC 493; (2005) 54 ACSR 496 Stena Rederi Aktiblag v Austal Ships Sales Pty Limited [2007] FCA 1141 Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Limited (No 3) (1979) 28 ALR 201; (1979) 42 FLR 213; (1979) ATPR 40-141 Turkmani v Visvalingam (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 279 Wallersteiner v Moir (No 2) [1975] 1 QB 373 Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Limited (Costs) [2005] NSWSC 1111 Waters v PC Henderson (Aust) Pty Limited (unreported CA (NSW) Kirby P, Mahoney and Priestley JJA, 6 July 1994)