Sim v Allianz Australia Limited and ors [2011] NSWDDT 4

Dust Diseases Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sim v Allianz Australia Limited and ors [2011] NSWDDT 4 Hearing dates: 10 February 2011 Decision date: 22 March 2011 Before: Curtis J Decision: That the defendants pay the plaintiff's costs of the cause, these costs to be on an indemnity basis from 14 May 2010. Catchwords: Entry of judgment - Offers to multiple defendants Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation 2007 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 Cases Cited: Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Meredith (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 133 Jeffery & Katauskas Pty Limited v SST Consulting Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 43, Malouf v Prince (No2)[2010] NSWCA 51. CSR Limited v Bouwhuis (1993) 7 NSWCCR 223 Amaca Pty Limited v Ellis [2010] HCA 5 Category: Costs Parties: Lorraine Fay Sim as Legal Personal Representative of the Estate of the late David Sim (plaintiff) Allianz Australia Limited (first defendant) Workcover Authority (NSW) (second defendant) Wallaby Grip (BAE) Pty Limited (in liquidation) (third defendant) Representation: Mr PCB Semmler QC with Mr S Tzouganatos appeared for the plaintiff Mr JL Sharpe appeared for the defendants Turner Freeman Lawyers Thompson Cooper Lawyers, Hicksons Lawyers and Ellison Tillyard Callanan File Number(s): 158/2009