Strahinja Pandurevic v Southern Cross Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited & Ors (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 1601

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Strahinja Pandurevic v Southern Cross Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited & Ors (No 3) [2012] NSWSC 1601 Hearing dates: 27 June 2012, 29 June 2012 Decision date: 21 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hidden J Decision: QBE costs: Allmen and Mecon to pay QBE's costs of 2nd, 3rd & 5th cross-claims. QBE's application for indemnity costs refused. Allmen's motion: judgment for Allmen in accordance with [1]. Orders in accordance with [3], [5], [7], [8] & [10]. Catchwords: PROCEEDINGS FOR DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY - costs - costs incurred by party without written consent of insurer - whether s 54 Insurance Contracts Act applicable - insurer liable to indemnify party - whether insurer should pay party's costs of proceedings - whether costs should be on indemnity basis Legislation Cited: Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) Cases Cited: - Strahinja Pandurevic v Southern Cross Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited & Ors [2012] NSWSC 623 - Leda Pty Ltd v Weerden (No 3) [2006] NSWSC 220 - Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 85 - Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 - Hillier v Sheather (1995) 36 NSWLR 44 - Antico v Health Fielding Australia Pty Ltd (1996-97) 188 CLR 652 - East End Real Estate Ltd v CE Heath Casualty and General Insurance Pty Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 400 - Distillers Co Bio-Chemicals (Aust) Pty Ltd v Ajax Insurance Co Ltd (1974) 130 CLR 1 - Government Insurance Office of New South Wales v Crowley (1975) 2 NSWLR 78 - Dargham v Kovacevic (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 651 - Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Limited (1993) 46 FCR 225 - Break Fast Investments Pty Ltd v Giannopoulos [2012] NSWSC 495 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Allmen Steel (2nd defendant) Mecon (cross-claimant/defendant) QBE Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd (cross-claimant/defendant) Representation: Counsel: B Gee (Allmen Steel) JL Sharpe (Mecon) C Bannan (QBE Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd Solicitors: B Gee (Allmen Steel) H Simon - Remington & Company (Mecon) PJ Hendriks - Hicksons Lawyers (QBE Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd) File Number(s): 2008/289635