Tim Barr Pty Ltd & Anor v Narui Gold Coast Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 11

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Tim Barr Pty Ltd & Anor v Narui Gold Coast Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 11 Hearing dates: 10 December 2010 Decision date: 03 February 2011 Before: Barrett J Decision: Narui Gold Coast Pty Ltd's notice of motion filed on 25 November 2010 is dismissed with costs Catchwords: PROCEDURE - costs - plaintiffs ordered to pay defendant's costs - subsequent application by defendant for gross sum costs order - relevant considerations discussed - whether sufficient evidentiary basis for such order Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 98(1)(a) and (b), 98(4)(c) Evidence Act 1995, ss 50, 79 Legal Profession Act, Part 3.2, Division 11, s 364(1), (2) Cases Cited: Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1995) 57 FCR 119 Collins Thomson Pty Ltd v Clayton [2002] NSWSC 366 FGT Custodians Pty Ltd v Fagenblat [2003] VSCA 33 Hadid V Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2005] NSWSC 1273 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd [2007] NSWSC 23 Tim Barr Pty Ltd v Narui Gold Coast Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1106 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Tim Barr Pty Limited (First Plaintiff) Timothy James Barr (Second Plaintiff) Narui Gold Coast Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M J Dawson (First Plaintiff) J E Lazarus (Second Plaintiff) I M Neil SC/A C Harding (Defendant) Solicitors: Blackstone Waterhouse Lawyers (First Plaintiff) J T Law Pty Limited (Second Plaintiff) Verekers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2002/62056