Bird v Ford (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 429

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bird v Ford (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 429 Hearing dates: On papers Decision date: 29 April 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: 1. The plaintiffs pay the defendants' costs on the ordinary basis to 11 August 2012 and thereafter on an indemnity basis. 2. The defendants pay the plaintiffs' costs of the motion for leave to tender the affidavit of Mr Davidson. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - costs - departing from the general rule - order for costs on indemnity basis - Calderbank offer - offers of compromise - was there a genuine offer of compromise - was it unreasonable for the plaintiffs to have refused the offer - orders made Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bird v Ford [2013] NSWSC 264 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298; (2005)13 VR 435 Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd v Union Insurance Co Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 358 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Townsend v Townsend (No. 2) [2001] NSWCA 145 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Category: Costs Parties: Vrede Jane Bird (First Plaintiff) Gordon Phillip Bird (Second Plaintiff) David Clifton Ford t/as Emil Ford & Co (First Defendant) Gary Cedric Pritchard t/as Emil Ford & Co (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr DE Baran (Plaintiffs) Mr G Craddock SC (Defendants) Solicitors: John Stonham & Co (Plaintiffs) Mullane & Lindsay (Defendants) File Number(s): 2010/232539 Publication restriction: None