Lahoud v Lahoud [2011] NSWSC 1186

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lahoud v Lahoud [2011] NSWSC 1186 Hearing dates: 7 October 2011 Decision date: 07 October 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Campbell JA Decision: Notice of Motion dismissed with costs Catchwords: COSTS - indemnity costs - offer of compromise - Calderbank letter - whether unreasonable for the offeree not to accept the offer of compromise - long history of disputation between parties - whether ambiguities in the offer that made it not unreasonable to fail to accept the offer Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 WLR 586 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretin [2008] NSWCA 717 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Joseph Lahoud v Victor Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 Lahoud v Lahoud [2011] NSWSC 994 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 SMEC Testing Services v Campbelltown [2000] NSWCA 323 Category: Costs Parties: Joseph Lahoud (Applicant) Victor Lahoud (Respondent) Representation: Counsel I M Neil SC (Applicant) S Philips (Respondent) Solicitors Verekers Lawyers (Applicant) McLachlan Thorpe Partners (Respondent) File Number(s): 2007/255809 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9111