NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Sharp v Maritime Super Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 389 Hearing dates: 5 April 2013 Decision date: 19 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Ward JA Decision: Order for payment of interest by way of equitable compensation for breach of trust. Costs awarded in favour of the plaintiff, in part on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: EQUITY - claim for equitable compensation - whether breach of trust in failing properly to investigate claim for total and permanent disablement benefit - failure correctly to apply Rule in Trust Deed as to entitlement to benefit
COSTS - offer of compromise - whether judgment or order no less favourable to the plaintiff than the terms of the offer in circumstances where decision on principal judgment was to remit determination of plaintiff's entitlement to a benefit to the trustee Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Superannuation (Resolution of Complaints) Act 1993 (Cth) Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth) Trustee Act 1925 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan Pty Ltd v Frost [2012] VSCA 238 Bankstown Football Club Ltd v CIC Insurance Ltd (unreported, 17 December 1993) Canson Enterprises Ltd v Boughton& Co [1991] 3 SCR 534; (1991) 95 DLR (4th) 129 Finch v Telstra Super Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 36; (2010) 242 CLR 254 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Gilberg v Maritime Super (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 394 HIH Casualty & General Insurance v Insurance Australia (No 2) [2006] VSC 128 Lahoud v Lahoud [2011] NSWCA 405 Maciejewski v Telstra Super Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 341 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Morgan Equipment Co v Rodgers (1993) 32 NSWLR 467 O'Halloran v R T Thomas & Family Pty Ltd 45 NSWLR 262 State of New South Wales v Dueeasy Pty Ltd (1992) 9 BCL 148 TramountanaArmadora S.A. v Atlantic Shipping Co S.A. [1978] 2 All ER 870 Tuftevski v Total Risks Management Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1021 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Ben Sharp (Plaintiff) Maritime Super Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B W Rayment QC with M J Gollan (Plaintiff) R A Cavanagh SC (Defendant) Solicitors: Firths - The Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) King & Wood Mallesons (Defendant) File Number(s): 11/147892
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