Pawlowska v Zajglic (Costs) [2010] NSWSC 1276

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Pawlowska v Zajglic (Costs) [2010] NSWSC 1276

HEARING DATE(S) : 27 September 2010 JURISDICTION : Equity Division Duty List

JUDGMENT OF : Brereton J

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 27 September 2010

DECISION : The defendant's costs payable by the plaintiff be assessed on an indemnity basis from 18 February 2010.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE – Costs – Indemnity costs – where defendant obtains order more favourable than defendant's offer of compromise.

LEGISLATION CITED : (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982, s 7 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, pt 20 div 4, r 42.15A

CATEGORY : Consequential orders

CASES CITED : Pawlowska v Zajglic [2010] NSWSC 864

PARTIES : Helena Pawlowska (plaintiff/respondent) Andrzej Mieczyslaw Zajglic (defendant/applicant)

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 08/280532

COUNSEL : G Foster (plaintiff/respondent) R Hanrahan (defendant/applicant)

SOLICITORS : Jay Oslanicki Solicitor (plaintiff/respondent) Drexler & Partners (defendant/applicant)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION DUTY LIST

BRERETON J

Monday, 27 September 2010

2008/280532 Helena Pawlowska v Andrzej Mieczyslaw Zajglic JUDGMENT (ex tempore) 1 HIS HONOUR: On 6 August 2010, Ball J dismissed with costs the application of the plaintiff Helena Pawlowska for provision pursuant to (NSW) Family Provision Act 1982, s 7, out of the estate of her late mother, of which the defendant Andrzej Mieczyslaw Zajglic was the executor. By notice of motion filed on 30 August 2010, the defendant seeks an order that the costs payable by the plaintiff pursuant to Ball J's order be assessed on teh indemnity basis from 16 February 2010, being the date of an offer of compromise made under (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, Pt 20 Div 4.