Shankar v The Uniting Church in Australia; Shankar v Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1323

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Shankar v The Uniting Church in Australia; Shankar v Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1323 Hearing dates: Written submissions Decision date: 13 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hidden J Decision: Plaintiff to pay 2nd defendant's costs Catchwords: COSTS - plaintiff successful against 1 of 2 defendants - whether Bullock or Sanderson order appropriate Legislation Cited: Workers Compensation Act 1987 Cases Cited: - Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Texts Cited: - Grljak v Trivan Pty Ltd [1996] NSWCA 233 Category: Costs Parties: Vinay Shankar (plaintiff) The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) t/as Vision Valley Conference & Recreation Centre (1st defendant) Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited t/as Domino's Pizza (2nd defendant) Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited t/as Domino's Pizza (cross-claimant) The Uniting Church of Australia Property Trust (NSW) t/as Vision Valley Conference and Recreation Centre (cross-defendant) Representation: Counsel: AJ Lidden SC with JM Fraser (plaintiff) S Torrington (1st defendant) PN Khandhar (2nd defendant) Solicitors: Robert Bryden, Bryden's Law Office (plaintiff) Gillian Davidson, Sparke Helmore (1st defendant) Samuel Kennedy, TurksLegal (2nd defendant) File Number(s): 2009/29762; 2009/29760