Ziliotto v Dr Hakim (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 1079

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ziliotto v Dr Hakim (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 1079 Hearing dates: 3 September 2012 Decision date: 19 September 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Davies J Decision: I vary the costs order made on 24 July 2012 and order as follows: The Defendant is to pay the Plaintiff's costs on an ordinary basis up to and including 7 April 2011 and thereafter the Plaintiff is to pay the Defendant's costs on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: COSTS - Offer of Compromise - Offer provides for payment of a specified amount "plus costs as agreed or assessed" - whether the Offer complies with r 20.26 UCPR - conflicting decisions of Court of Appeal - whether Offer conflicts with costs rule - Offer complies with r 20.26 - adjournment - Defendant entitled to costs thrown away by reason of the adjournment - scope of "costs thrown away". Legislation Cited: Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 (Vic) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Ambulance Service of NSW v Worley (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 236; (2006) 67 NSWLR Associated Confectionery (Aust) Ltd v Mineral and Chemical Traders Pty Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 349 Balta v Sew 'N' Save Pty Ltd (No 1) (1980) 28 SASR 385 Caine v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (No. 2) [2008] NSWCA 109 Dean v Stockland Property Management Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2010] NSWCA 141 Edelman v Badower [2010] VSC 427 Erect Safe Scaffolding (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sutton & Anor (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 289 In the matter of Cheal Industries Pty Ltd - Fitzpatrick v Cheal [2012] NSWSC 932 Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 85, Macquarie Radio Network Pty Ltd v Arthur Dent (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 339 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No.2) [1992] 27 NSWLR 721 Old v McInnes and Hodgkinson [2011] NSWCA 410 Pritchard v Trius Constructions Pty Limited [No 2] [2011] NSWSC 1114 Rail Corporation NSW v Vero Insurance Ltd (No.2) [2012] NSWSC 926 San v Rumble (No 2) 2007] NSWCA 259; 48 MVR 492, South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 The Nominal Defendant v Hawkins [2011] NSWCA 93; (2011) 58 MVR 362 The Uniting Church v Takacs (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 172 Trustee for the Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust v Becker (No. 2) [2007] NSWCA 194 Vieira v O'Shea (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 121 Texts Cited: Dal Pont GE, Law of Costs, 2nd Ed (2009) LexisNexis Butterworths, Australia Category: Costs Parties: Stella Maris Ziliotto (Plaintiff) Dr Claude Hakim (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Gross QC & BCA Bradley (Plaintiff) M Windsor SC & F Lalic (Defendant) Solicitors: P K Simpson & Co (Plaintiff) Avant Law Pty Ltd (Defendant) File Number(s): 2009/297666