Break Fast Investments Pty Ltd v Perikles Giannopoulos (also known as Perry Giannopoulos) & Anor (No 7) [2012] NSWSC 495

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Break Fast Investments Pty Ltd v Perikles Giannopoulos (also known as Perry Giannopoulos) & Anor (No 7) [2012] NSWSC 495 Hearing dates: 17-19 October 2011, 27 October 2011, 1-3 November 2011, 15 February 2012 Decision date: 14 May 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Judgment for Plaintiff against First Defendant in the sum of $317,000. Judgment for Second Defendant against Plaintiff. Declaration as to entitlement of Plaintiff to interest against First Defendant and sum of interest. Detailed orders as to costs. Catchwords: COSTS - Apportionment of costs - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 - Whether costs orders should depart from the general rule that costs follow the event. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 98, 100 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 - Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) s 42 Cases Cited: - Chen v Chan [2009] VSCA 233 - Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225;118 ALR 428 - Currabubula Holdings Pty Ltd v State Bank of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 232 - Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd (formerly Solar Tint Pty Ltd) v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261 - Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 - Hughes v Western Australia Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) ATPR 40-748 - Howard's Storage World Pty Ltd v Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] FCAFC 5; (2010) 182 FCR 84 - Ingot Capital Investments Pty Ltd v Macquarie Equity Capital Markets Ltd (No 7) [2008] NSWSC 199 - J Aron Corporation v Newmont Yandal Operations Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 849; (2006) 202 FLR 359 - Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWSC 126 - Lansen v Minister for the Environment and Heritage (No 3) [2008] FCA 1367 - Milne v Attorney-General (Tasmania) (1956) 95 CLR 460 - Ng v Chong [2010] NSWSC 127 - NIML Ltd v MAN Financial Australia Ltd (No 2) [2004] VSC 510 - Oschlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 - Ruddock v Vardalis (No 2) [2001] FCA 1865; (2001) 115 FCR 229 - Saraceni v Mentha [2011] WASC 94 - Wentworth v Rogers [2003] NSWSC 944 - White Constructions (ACT) Pty Ltd (in liq) v G B White [2004] NSWSC 303 Category: Costs Parties: Break Fast Investments Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Perikles Giannopoulos (also known as Perry Giannopoulos) (First Defendant) Sandra Faraone (Second Defendant) Citigroup Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R. E. Dubler SC/C. Salpigtidis (Plaintiff) M. K. Condon (First and Second Defendants) S. M. Adams (Third Defendant) Solicitors: Foster Nicholson Jones Lawyers (Plaintiff) Sage Solicitors (First and Second Defendants) Langes (Third Defendant) File Number(s): 10/147040