Osborne Metal Industries v Bullock (No.5) [2011] NSWSC 684

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Osborne Metal Industries v Bullock (No.5) [2011] NSWSC 684 Hearing dates: 20/06/2011, 21/06/2011, 22/06/2011, 23/06/2011 and 24/06/2011 Decision date: 28 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: McDougall J Decision: Defendants to pay 50% of first plaintiff's costs. Otherwise no order as to costs. Catchwords: COSTS - Whether defendants' non-acceptance of offer of compromise entitles plaintiffs to special costs order - whether offer of compromise otherwise relevant to exercise of discretion - effect of plaintiffs' relying on knowingly untrue evidence and failure on majority of substantive issues on entitlement to costs - order for costs to reflect substantial realities of the case. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Adrian v Romin Pty Limited [2007] QSC 150 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Waters v P C Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd (1994) 254 ALR 328 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Osborne Metal Industries (NSW) Pty Ltd ACN 003 284 928 (First Plaintiff) Brooker Holdings Pty Limited ACN 003 912 258 (Second Plaintiff) Bullock MFG Pty Ltd ACN 001 199 677 (First Defendant) Roy James Jackson (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D B Studdy SC / J H Stephenson (Plaintiffs) F C Corsaro SC / J J Young (Defendants)

Solicitors: Watson Mangioni Lawyers Pty Limited (Plaintiffs) Bundock / Palmer Laywers (Defendants) File Number(s): 2009/298671