Short v Crawley (No. 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Short v Crawley (No. 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Hearing dates: 21 August 2013 Decision date: 23 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: White J Decision: Refer to paras [88] and [89] of judgment. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - costs - application for gross sum costs order - application made more than 14 days after entry of costs orders - power of court to make gross sum costs order when previous order made for costs as assessed or agreed - principle of finality of litigation - whether principle offended by making gross sum costs order when order for costs already made - construction of r 36.16(3) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 - use of words "except so far as" in r 36.16(3) - whether gross sum costs order alters substance of existing costs order - scope of dispensing power under s 14 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 - interest on costs - application for interest on costs made more than 14 days after entry of costs orders - power to make order for interest on costs - meaning of order "as to costs" in s 98(3) of the Civil Procedure Act - stare decisis - binding effect of judgment of a single Judge of Appeal sitting alone pursuant to s 46 of the Supreme Court Act 1970 Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Interpretation Act 1923 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 Legal Profession Act 1987 Supreme Court Act 1970 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Cases Cited: Short v Crawley (No. 30) [2007] NSWSC 1322 Short v Crawley (No. 38) [2008] NSWSC 917 Short v Crawley (No. 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 Crawley v Short [2009] NSWCA 410; (2009) 262 ALR 654 Crawley v Short (No. 2) [2010] NSWCA 97 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Limited (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 227 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 Gamser v Nominal Defendant (1977) 136 CLR 145 DJL v Central Authority (2000) 201 CLR 226 Burrell v R [2008] HCA 34; (2008) 238 CLR 218 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Meredith (No. 2) [2008] NSWCA 133; (2008) 75 NSWLR 462 Malouf v Prince (No. 2) [2010] NSWCA 51 Phillips v Walsh (1990) 20 NSWLR 206 Bailey v Marinoff (1971) 125 CLR 529 Hancock v Arnold; Dodd v Arnold (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Palmer (No. 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Bennette v Cohen (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 162 Coastwide Fabrication & Erection Pty Ltd v Honeysett (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 291 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Refrigerated Roadways Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 336 Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2010] NSWCA 291 AT v Commissioner of Police NSW (No. 2) [2010] NSWCA 337 Griffith v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No. 2) [2011] NSWCA 145 Kable v State of New South Wales (No. 2) [2012] NSWCA 361 Preston Banking Co. v William Allsup & Sons [1895] 1 Ch 141 Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Simone Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No. 4) [2013] NSWSC 811 Levy v Bablis [2012] NSWSC 661 Olivaylle Pty Ltd v Flottweg GMB & Co KGAA (No.6) [2011] FCA 688 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No. 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Salfinger v Niugini Mining (Aust) Pty Ltd (No. 5) [2008] FCA 1119 Smoothpool Nominees Pty Ltd v Pickering [2001] SASC 131 Caboolture Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (In Liq) v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd (1993) 45 FCR 224 UTSA Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Ultra Tune Australia Pty Limited (1998) 146 FLR 209 Re Scowby; Scowby v Scowby [1897] 1 Ch 741 Spina v Permanent Custodians Ltd (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 419 Kable v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 243 Timms v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (No. 3) [2004] NSWCA 25 Roads and Traffic Authority v Cremona (No. 3) [2005] NSWCA 13 Simmons v Colly Cotton Marketing Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1092 Seiwa Australia Pty Ltd v Seeto Financial Services Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2010] NSWSC 118 Lucantonio v Kleinert & Ors (Costs) [2011] NSWSC 1642 Drummond & Rosen Pty Ltd v Easey & Ors [2009] NSWCA 74 Drummond & Rosen Pty Ltd v Easey & Ors (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 331 Chateau Constructions (Aust) Limited v Zepinic [2013] NSWSC 909 Bone v Commissioner of Stamp Duties [1972] 2 NSWLR 651 Appleton Papers Inc v Tomasetti Paper Pty Ltd [1983] 3 NSWLR 208 Businessworld Computers Pty Ltd v Australian Telecommunications Commission (1988) 82 ALR 499 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Jackson v Goldsmith (1950) 81 CLR 446 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd (1981) 147 CLR 589 Chamberlain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1988) 164 CLR 502 Nykredit Mortgage Bank plc v Edward Erdman Group Limited (No. 2) [1997] 1 WLR 1627 McWilliams Wines Pty Ltd v Liaweena (NSW) Pty Ltd (1993) 32 NSWLR 190 Woods v Woods [2001] NSWSC 1108 White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (2000) 103 FCR 559 Flower & Hart v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 370; (2001) 109 FCR 280 Spedding v Nobles; Spedding v McNally (No. 2) [2007] NSWCA 87 Frumar v The Owners, Strata Plan 36957 [2010] NSWCA 172 Doyle v Hall Chadwick [2007] NSWCA 159 Lahoud v Lahoud [2011] NSWSC 994 Category: Costs Parties: Roslyn Short as executrix of the Estate of the Late Warwick Gordon Short (1st Plaintiff) Nabatu Pty Ltd (2nd Plaintiff) Christopher Crawley (1st Defendant) Marsico Holdings Pty Ltd (2nd Defendant) Vensel Pty Ltd (4th Defendant) Judith Kiralyhidi Crawley (6th Defendant) Springsley Holdings Pty Ltd (8th Defendant) Gladewood Enterprises Pty Ltd (9th Defendant) Athann Pty Ltd (10th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: T M Thawley SC with C Botsman (Plaintiffs) A Ogborne (1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th - 10th Defendants) Solicitors: Bridges Lawyers (Plaintiffs) Bruce Stewart Di Marco (Defendants) File Number(s): 1998/29427