Ryding v Miles & Ors (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 312

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ryding v Miles & Ors (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 312 Hearing dates: 12 - 15 December 2011 Decision date: 03 April 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Plaintiff to pay Defendants' costs of proceedings on party/party basis up to and including 9 July 2009 and on an indemnity basis from 10 July 2009. Orders as to interest on costs made. Catchwords: COSTS - Application for indemnity costs - Principles on which an order for indemnity costs can be made - Offer of compromise - Whether "real and genuine element of compromise" - Calderbank offer - Whether rejection unreasonable - Whether interest on costs to be awarded. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 101, 101(4), 101(5) - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 20.26, 42.1, 42.15, 42.15A Cases Cited: - Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 120; (2006) 67 NSWLR 706 - Cat Media Pty Ltd v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2006] NSWSC 790 - Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 - Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 - Drummond & Rosen Pty Ltd v Easey (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 331 - Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 - Ng v Chong [2010] NSWSC 127 - Wentworth v Rogers [1999] NSWCA 403 - Ying v Song [2011] NSWSC 618 - Trustee for the Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust & Anor v Becker (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 194 Category: Costs Parties: Richard Ryding (Plaintiff) Elaine Miles (First Defendant) John Wallace Stewart (Second Defendant) Alan Bruce Miles (Third Defendant) Gregory John Stewart (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D. A. Lloyd (Plaintiff) J. Lazarus (Defendants) Solicitors: Byrnes & Cox (Plaintiff) Donovan Oates Hannaford (Defendants) File Number(s): 07/258209