Cameron v Qantas Airways Limited [2011] NSWSC 1498

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cameron v Qantas Airways Limited [2011] NSWSC 1498 Hearing dates: 13 October 2011 Decision date: 09 December 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: 1. Order the plaintiff to pay Qantas' costs of and incidental to the notice of motion filed on 11 December 2008 in District Court proceedings 6941/2001. 2. Order the plaintiff to pay Qantas' costs of and incidental to the interpleader proceedings commenced by Qantas in the District Court proceedings 6941/2001 and following their removal to this Court. Catchwords: COSTS - where defendant seeks costs reserved in District Court and of interpleader proceedings - where plaintiff's applications for relief in District Court unsuccessful - where defendant did nothing to promote plaintiff's applications - where defendant instituted interpleader proceedings because plaintiff refused to accept monies payable in accordance with settlement - defendant entitled to cost orders sought Cases Cited: Cameron v Qantas Airways Limited [2008] NSWCA 275 Cameron v Qantas Airways Limited [2011] NSWSC 1137 Cameron v Qantas Airways Limited [2011] NSWSC 1138 Cameron v Qantas Airways Ltd [2009] NSWCA 339 Cameron v Qantas Airways Ltd [2010] NSWSC 899 Cameron v Qantas Airways Ltd [2011] NSWSC 178 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Rita Cameron (Plaintiff) Qantas Airways Limited (First Defendant) Walker Legal (Second Defendant) Craddock Murray Neumann (Third Defendant) Representation: J Catsanos (First Defendant) HWL Ebsworth (First Defendant) File Number(s): 2001/92202