AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd v Stephen Keith Coade & Anor; Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers v Schon Condon as liquidator of AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 332

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd v Stephen Keith Coade & Anor; Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers v Schon Condon as liquidator of AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 332 Decision date: 05 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Rein J Decision: The respondent (the liquidator) must pay Rockcliffs cost of the proceedings. An order to that effect has already been made. Order that the respondent (the liquidator) pay the cost of this application. Catchwords: COSTS - whether the liquidator is personally liable to pay costs where the liquidator is a party to the proceedings and "initiates" proceedings - meaning of "initiates" Cases Cited: AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd v Stephen Keith Coade; Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers v Schon Condon as liquidator of AMC Commercial Cleaning (NSW) Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 192 JGM Nominees Pty Ltd v Tulip Investments Pty Ltd (No 3) [2010] VSC 623 Re Wilson Lovatt & Sons [1977] 1 All ER 274 Silvia v Brodyn Pty Limited (2007) 25 ACLC 385; [2007] NSWCA 55 Texts Cited: Dal Pont, Law of Costs, 2nd ed, 2008, Lexis Nexis Butterworths Category: Costs Parties: Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers (Applicant) Mr Schon Condon as liquidator of AMC Commercial Cleaning Pty Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr D Mitchell (Applicant) Solicitors: Rockcliffs Solicitors & IP Lawyers (Applicant) Dib Lawyers (Mr Orlizki) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2009/289426