Collins v Clarence Valley Council (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 1735

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Collins v Clarence Valley Council (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 1735 Hearing dates: 17 to 21, 24 and 28 June 2013, and later written submissions Decision date: 27 November 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Beech-Jones J Decision: (1) The Plaintiff pay the Defendant's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis up to and including 15 August 2012. (2) The Plaintiff pay the Defendant's costs of the proceedings on an indemnity basis from 16 August 2012. Catchwords: COSTS - offer of compromise - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (UCPR) r 20.26 - compliance with UCPR - whether offer exclusive of costs - UCPR r 42.15A - whether Court should order otherwise. Legislation Cited: - Civil Liability Act 2002 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: - Bartlett v Coomber (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 282 - Dean v Stockland Property Management Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 141 - Collins v Clarence Valley Council (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1682 - Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 - Ofria v Cameron (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 242 - Vale v Eggins (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 12 - Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188 Category: Costs Parties: Dr Ann Page Collins - Plaintiff Clarence Valley Council - Defendant Representation: Counsel: C.T. Barry QC, M.P. Tanevski (Plaintiff) R.S. Sheldon SC, B.R. Wilson (Defendant) Solicitors: Johnston Vaughan (Solicitors) DLA Piper (Defendant) File Number(s): 2010/326308