HM&O Investments Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Ingram [2013] NSWSC 1778

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: HM&O Investments Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Ingram [2013] NSWSC 1778 Hearing dates: 18 - 21 November 2013 Decision date: 03 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Notice of Motion dismissed Catchwords: COSTS - special order for costs against non-parties - whether non-parties are the "real litigants"

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - civil - jurisdiction to make order - whether Court is functus officio Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Cases Cited: Arundel Chiropractic Centre Pty Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2001) 179 ALR 406 Caboolture Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (In Liq) v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd (1993) 45 FCR 224 FPM Constructions v Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Gore v Justice Corp Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 354; (2002) 189 ALR 712 Heartwood Architectural Timber & Joinery Pty Ltd v Redchip Lawyers [2009] QSC 195; [2009] 2 Qd R 499 HM&O Investments Pty Ltd v Ingram [2012] NSWSC 958 HM&O Investments Pty Ltd v Ingram [2012] NSWSC 1225 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 UTSA Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd [1998] VSC 13; [1999] 1 VR 204 Category: Costs Parties: Bradley Phillip Ingram (first applicant) Glenda Louise Ingram (second applicant) York Precision Plastics Pty Limited (first respondent) Jellicoe Nominees Pty Limited (second respondent) Hendy Investments Pty Limited (third respondent) Saints Management Pty Limited (fourth respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Curtin SC with C Bannan (applicants) A Fernon (respondents) Solicitors: TressCox Lawyers (applicants) Yates Beaggi Lawyers (respondents) File Number(s): SC 2009/297464 Publication restriction: Nil