Taryn Maree Hammond v Annette Hammond [2012] NSWSC 1520

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Taryn Maree Hammond v Annette Hammond [2012] NSWSC 1520 Hearing dates: 7 November 2012 Decision date: 12 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Macready AsJ Decision: Plaintiff's solicitors not liable for Defendant's costs Catchwords: PROCEDURE - costs - costs thrown away - wasted costs - costs against solicitor - whether plaintiff's solicitors to pay defendant's costs - whether costs incurred through "serious neglect" - failure to file notice of change address not "serious neglect" Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Clark v Girdwood [1877] 7 Ch D 9 Kelly & Anor v Jowett [2009] NSWCA 278 Kendirjian v Ayoub [2008] NSWCA 194 Kendirjian v Ayoub (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 255 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300 Myers v Elman [1940] AC 282 Ridehalgh v Horsefield [1994] Ch 205 Wentworth v Rogers [1999] NSWCA 403 Whyte v Brosch (1998) 45 NSWLR 354 Category: Costs Parties: Taryn Maree Hammond (Plaintiff) Annette Hammond (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: S.A. Adair Defendant: W. Washington Solicitors: Plaintiff: Armando Gardiman, Turner Freeman Defendant: Michael Donovan, Business Lawyers File Number(s): 2010/90383