Mainteck Services Pty Limited v Stein Heurtey SA and Stein Heurtey Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1165

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mainteck Services Pty Limited v Stein Heurtey SA and Stein Heurtey Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1165 Hearing dates: 11 April, 27, 30 May, 13 June and written submissions on 9, 11, 18 and 25 July 2013 Decision date: 23 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph 50 Catchwords: COSTS - offers of compromise - whether offer of compromise complied with UCPR - whether rejection of Calderbank offer was reasonable - whether court should exercise its general discretion and award indemnity costs - whether court should depart from usual order as to costs - whether costs should be set-off against relevant judgment amount. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2006] NSWSC 583 Chint Australasia Pty Ltd v Cosmoluce Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 768 Corbett v Nguyen (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 673 Cultus Petroleum v OMV Australia [1999] NSWSC 435 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 Green v CGU Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWSC 929 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) (2005) 13 VR 435 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Kain v Mobbs (No 2) [2008] NSWSC 599 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Mainteck Services Pty Limited v Stein Heurtey SA and Stein Heurtey Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 266 Mead v Watson (2005) 23 ACLC 718 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Ng v Chong [2005] NSWSC 385 Rouse v Shepherd (No 2) (1994) 35 NSWLR 277 Russell v Edwards and Anor (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 52 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 The Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) (2006) 67 NSWLR 706 The Uniting Church v Takacs (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 172 Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) (2011) 288 ALR 385 Walton v McBride (1995) 36 NSWLR 440 Wentworth v Rogers [1999] NSWCA 403 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Costs Parties: Mainteck Services Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Stein Heurtey SA (First Defendant) Stein Heurtey Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: F Corsaro SC and F Kalyk (Plaintiff) P Taylor SC and J T Gibson (Defendants) Solicitors: Piper Alderman (Plaintiff) Jones Day (Defendants) File Number(s): 2007/266650