Ying v Song [2011] NSWSC 618

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ying v Song [2011] NSWSC 618 Hearing dates: 10 June 2011 Decision date: 22 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Corporations List Before: Ward J Decision: Costs and interest orders made Catchwords: COSTS - application for indemnity costs in reliance on Calderbank offers and offer of compromise - application for interest on costs - HELD - indemnity costs appropriate in respect of first defendant - subject to further order, costs of proceedings after joinder of second defendant paid as to 50% on an indemnity basis and 50% on a party/party basis - interest ordered on costs and disbursements incurred by defendants during course of proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 120 Associated Confectionery (Aust) Ltd v Mineral and Chemical Traders Pty Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 349 Australian Development Corporation Pty Ltd v White Constructions (ACT) Pty Ltd [2002] NSWSC 280 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd (Formerly GIO Insurance Ltd) and Ors [2006] NSWSC 583 Black v S Freedman & Company [1910] HCA 58; (1910) 12 CLR 105 Caine v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 109 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333; [1975] 3 WLR 586 Cat Media Pty Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2006] NSWSC 790 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Corbett Court Pty Limited v Quasar Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 1423 Davies v Kur-ring-gai Municipal Council [2003] NSWSC 1010 Dr Martens Australia Pty Ltd v Figgins Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2000] FCA 602 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTAN Inc [2004] FCA 1251; (2004) 51 ACSR 555 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Farkas v Northcity Financial Services Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 1036 Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosjnak Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) (1998) 30 ACSR 20 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Hanave Pty Ltd v LFOT Pty Ltd (formerly Jagar Pty Ltd) [1998] FCA 1429 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Hillier v Sheather (1995) 36 NSWLR 414 Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd v Union Insurance Co Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 358 Jamal v Secretary Department of Health (1988) 14 NSWLR 252 Joseph Lahoud & Anor v Victor Lahoud & Ors [2006] NSWSC 126 Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 85 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 M T Associates Pty Ltd v Aqua-Max Pty Ltd & Anor [2000] VSC 163 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 Morgan v Johnson (1998) 44 NSWLR 578 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Rosebanner Pty Ltd v Ausgrid [2011] NSWCA 150 Shorten v David Hurst Constructions Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 609 Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Co Pty Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 97 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 South Eastern Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Tickell v Trifleska Pty Ltd (1990) 25 NSWLR 353 Trustee for the Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust v Becker (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 194 White v Baycorp Advantage Business Information Services Ltd [2006] NSWSC 910 Woods v Woods [2001] NSWSC 1108 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure (NSW) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Ming Ying (Plaintiff) Lida Song and Budget Scaffold Supplies Pty Ltd (Defendants) Representation: Counsel M Lawson (Defendants) C Deng, Solicitor (Plaintiff) Solicitors William Chan (Plaintiff) Kemp Strang (Defendants) File Number(s): 06/257653