Peters v Lithgow Forge Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1616

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Peters v Lithgow Forge Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1616 Hearing dates: 3 November 2011 Decision date: 03 November 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: Plaintiff to pay third defendant's costs of the proceedings. Second and Fourth defendants to pay two thirds of the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: COSTS - whether or not indemnity costs should be orders - appropriate order for costs where common legal representation for two parties, one of whom succeeds and the other fails. Cases Cited: Beoco Limited v Alfa Laval Co Limited [1995] QB 137 Harrison v Schipp; Cameron v Schipp (2001) NSWCA 13 Hypec Electronics Pty Limited (in liq) v Mead (2004) 61 NSWLR 169 Jackson v Sterling Industries Ltd (1987) 162 CLR 612 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 54 Murrihy v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 318 Patterson v BTR Engineering (Aust) Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 319 Peters v Lithgow Forge Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1185 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff:- Rodd Andrew Peters T/as Rodd Peters Lawyers First Defendant:- Lithgow Forge Pty Ltd Second Defendant: Anthony John Wieland Third Defendant:- Rachael Allen Fourth Defendant:- Nicholine Wieland Representation: Plaintiff: M. Aldridge SC, P. Reynolds First and Second Defendants: S.B. Loughnan Third and Fourth Defendants: A. Blank Plaintiff: Rodd Peters Lawyers First and Second Defendants: Gibson Howlin Lawyers Third and Fourth Defendants: Watkins Tapsell File Number(s): 2009/290828 Publication restriction: No