Rian Lane v Dive Two Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 209

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rian Lane v Dive Two Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 209 Hearing dates: 9 March 2012 Decision date: 12 March 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Order the first cross-defendant to pay the defendants'/ cross-claimants' and the second cross-defendant's costs of the proceedings. (2) Direct the parties, within seven days of the date of this order, to bring in short minutes which either stipulate a sum in which judgment for the defendant on the cross-claim is to be entered, or which propose orders by which any, as yet unquantified, component of such judgment be paid by the first cross-defendant. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Co [1903] 2 KB 533 Rian Lane v Dive Two Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 104 Category: Costs Parties: Rian Lane (Plaintiff) Dive Two Pty Ltd (First Defendant, First Cross-claimant) William Andrew Todd (Second Defendant, Second Cross-claimant) Horsell International Pty Ltd (First Cross-defendant) Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Second Cross-defendant) Representation: D Campbell SC with T Meakes (Plaintiff) C V Birch SC with P Lowson (Defendants, Cross-claimants) A S Martin SC with G M Drew (First Cross-defendant) J Sexton SC with D Macfarlane (Second Cross-defendant) Beston Macken McManis (Plaintiff) Slater & Gordon (Defendants, Cross-claimant) McLachlan Chilton (First Cross-defendant) Riley Gray-Spencer (Second Cross-defendant) File Number(s): 2008/00289706