Walsh v Walsh (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1281

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Walsh v Walsh (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1281 Hearing dates: 19 August 2013 Decision date: 11 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Hallen J Decision: Direct the parties to deliver to Chambers a form of order, if agreed, in accordance with [79] of these reasons. If they are unable to agree, the costs orders referred to in [75] and [76] should be made. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - COSTS - Departing from general rule - Whether indemnity costs should be paid by Plaintiff to the Defendants after the date of the making of Calderbank offer which was allowed to lapse by the Plaintiff - Reasonableness of the time for acceptance of the offer - Whether Plaintiff unreasonably failed to accept Defendants' offer - Overall justice of the case Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Family Provision Act 1982 Succession Act 2006 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: A v N [2012] NSWSC 549 Aljade v OCBC [2004] VSC 351 Anderson Group Pty Ltd, The v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 120; (2006) 67 NSWLR 706 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333; 3 WLR 586 Cheal Industries Pty Ltd, In the matter of - Fitzpatrick v Cheal [2012] NSWSC 932 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Coregas Pty Limited v Penford Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 11 Dobb v Hacket (1993) 10 WAR 532 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Forsyth v Sinclair (No 2) [2010] VSCA 195; (2010) 28 VR 635 Foster v Galea (No 2) [2008] VSC 331 Gretton v Commonwealth of Australia [2007] NSWSC 149 Harris v Harris (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1157 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298; (2005) 13 VR 435 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Howards Storage World Pty Ltd v Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] FCAFC 5; (2010) 182 FCR 84 Illawarra Hotel Company Pty Ltd v Walton Construction Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 211 Johnson v MNG Investments Pty Ltd t/as Australian Temporary Fencing [2011] ACTSC 150 Jones v Bradley (No. 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Jvancich v Kennedy (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 397 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Mainteck Services Pty Limited v Stein Heurtey SA and Stein Heurtey Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1165 Noon v Bondi Beach Astra Retirement Village Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2010] NSWCA 285 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Overton Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2001] NSWCA 137; (2001) 113 LGERA 439 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Rickard Constructions Pty Ltd v Rickard Hails Moretti Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 481 Sherborne Estate (No 2), Re; Vanvalen v Neaves [2005] NSWSC 1003 Singer v Berghouse [1993] HCA 35; (1993) 114 ALR 521 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Smoel v Morris [2013] VSC 291 Tchadovitch v Tchadovitch [2010] NSWCA 316; (2010) 79 NSWLR 491 Trustee for the Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust v Becker (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 194 Walsh v Walsh (2013) NSWSC 1065 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188 Category: Costs Parties: John William Walsh (Plaintiff) Allan James Walsh (first Defendant) Joan Catherine Bonning (second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr G McVay (Plaintiff) Mr J H Stephenson (Defendants) Solicitors: Mills Oakley Lawyers (Plaintiff) P J Wood & Associates (Defendants) File Number(s): 2012/193223