Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd v Frederick Schulman (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1544

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd v Frederick Schulman (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1544 Hearing dates: 19 September 2013 and further written submissions on 26 September and 2 October 2013 Decision date: 24 October 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph [43] Catchwords: COSTS - offer of compromise - whether offer invalid for uncertainty - indemnity cost consequences - discretion to "order otherwise" - whether court should "order otherwise" - whether to apportion costs - whether to award interest on costs. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Evidence Act 1995 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Barakat (t/as Keddies Lawyers) v Bazdarova (in her capacity as executrix of the estate of the late Bazdarov) [2012] NSWCA 140 Caine v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 109 County Securities Pty Limited v Challenger Group Holdings Pty Limited (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 273 Drummond and Rosen Pty Ltd v Easey and Ors (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 331 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd and Anor v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Griffith v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 145 Hillier v Sheather (1995) 36 NSWLR 414 James and Ors v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd and Ors (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Joseph Lahoud and Anor v Victor Lahoud and Ors [2006] NSWSC 126 Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 85 Leda Manorstead Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2012] NSWSC 913 Macourt v Clark [2012] NSWCA 367 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 171 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 McLaughlin v Dungowan Manly Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 306 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Morgan v Johnson (1998) 44 NSWLR 578 New South Wales Insurance Ministerial Corporation v Reeve (1993) 42 NSWLR 100 Nominal Defendant v Hawkins (2011) 58 MVR 362 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Russell v Edwards and Anor (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 52 Sabah Yazgi v Permanent Custodians Limited (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 306 San v Rumble (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 259; (2007) 48 MVR 492 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service and Anor v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd v Frederick Schulman [2013] NSWSC 858 Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd v Frederick Schulman (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1153 Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) (2011) 288 ALR 385 Uniting Church v Takacs (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 172 Vagg v Mcphee (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 126 Waters v PC Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd (1994) 254 ALR 328 Wills v Bigmac Pty Ltd and Ford Motor Co of Australia Ltd (Federal Court of Australia, Heerey J, unreported, 9 December 1994) Yacoub v Pilkington (Australia) Ltd [2007] NSWCA 290 Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Costs Parties: Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Frederick Schulman (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R McKeand SC and A Casselden (Plaintiff) N Kidd SC (Defendant) Solicitors: Herbert Geer (Plaintiff) Levitt Robinson (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/92382