Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd -v- Hamersley Iron Pty Limited [No2] [2013] NSWSC 709

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd -v- Hamersley Iron Pty Limited [No2] [2013] NSWSC 709 Hearing dates: 30 May 2013 Decision date: 30 May 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Hammerschlag J Decision: The second defendant/second cross-defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs and the third defendant/cross-claimant's costs of the proceedings Catchwords: COSTS - General principles that costs are to follow the event and are not to be assigned to various issues applied Legislation Cited: Court Suppression and Non-Publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd v Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 536 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd - Plaintiff Hamersley Iron Pty Limited - First Defendant/First Cross-Defendant Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited - Second Defendant/Second Cross-Defendant Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd - Third Defendant/Cross-Claimant Channar Mining Pty Ltd - Third Cross-Defendant Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd - Fourth Cross-Defendant Hamersley Exploration Pty Ltd - Fifth Cross-Defendant Representation: Counsel: K.A. Stern SC and R. Hardcastle- Plaintiff M.J. Darke with S. German - First and Second Defendants, and all Cross-Defendants J.C. Giles - Third Defendant/Cross-Claimant Solicitors: Clayton Utz - Plaintiff Allens Linklaters - First and Second Defendants, and all Cross-Defendants Horton Rhodes Lawyers - Third Defendant/Cross-Claimant File Number(s): 2009/323345