Smith & Anor v Smith (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1105

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Smith & Anor v Smith (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1105 Hearing dates: 12 September 2011 Decision date: 12 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: (1) Order that the Plaintiffs' costs, calculated on the ordinary basis, of the proceedings, other than the costs of the Defendant's Notice of Motion returnable on 31 August 2011 and the costs of the hearing to determine the costs, in respect of which each party is to pay their, or his, own costs, shall be paid out of the estate of the deceased. (2) Orders made consequent upon reasons for decision in Smith & Anor v Smith [2011] NSWSC 938. Catchwords: Costs of proceedings in which each of the Plaintiffs does not achieve a result more favourable than offer made in Calderbank offer; whether Offer of Compromise effective Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Succession Act 2006 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bartkus v Bartkus [2010] NSWSC 889 Carey v Robson [2010] NSWCA 212 City of Sydney v Streetscape Projects (Australia) Pty Limited & Anor [2011] NSWSC 990 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 D'Apice v Gutkovich; Estate of the Late Irene Rachel Abraham (No 3) [2010] NSWSC 1458 Dean v Stockland Property Management Pty Ltd and Anor (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 141 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61; Gilroy v Neaves & Anor [2005] NSWSC 1003 Johnson v MNG Investments Pty Ltd t/as Australian Temporary Fencing [2011] ACTSC 150 Jvancich v Kennedy (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 397 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Moussa v Moussa [2006] NSWSC 509 Noon v Bondi Beach Astra Retirement Village Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 285 Singer v Berghouse [1993] HCA 35; (1993) 114 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Sherborne Estate (No 2), Re; Vanvalen v Neaves [2005] NSWSC 1003 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Smith v Smith [2011] NSWSC 938 Trustee for the Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust v Becker (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 194 Vaughan v Hoskovich (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 835 Ying v Song [2011] NSWSC 618 Texts Cited: Practice Note SC Eq 7 Category: Costs Parties: Keith Milton Smith (first Plaintiff) Darren Robert Smith (second Plaintiff) Colin William Edward Smith (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Thompson (Plaintiffs) Ms J Needham SC; Mr S Chapple (Defendant) Solicitors: Gerard Malouf & Partners (Plaintiffs) Robbins Watson Solicitors (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/426728