Vero Insurance Ltd v Australian Prestressing Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 8

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Vero Insurance Ltd v Australian Prestressing Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 8 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 07 February 2014 Before: Beazley P; Meagher JA; Simpson J Decision: The appellant pay 75 per cent of the respondent's costs of the appeal, those costs not including the costs of the further submissions on the question of costs. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: COSTS - costs of the appeal - whether the costs order should overall reflect the respective successes of the parties Cases Cited: Beoco Ltd v Alfa Laval Co Ltd [1995] QB 137 Leading Edge Events Australia Pty Ltd v Kiritte Kanawa (No 2) [2007] NSWSC 568 Category: Costs Parties: Vero Insurance Ltd (Appellant) Australian Prestressing Services Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Bedi Enterprises Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A S Martin SC, C A Botsman (Appellant) M R Gracie, S Haddad (Respondents) Solicitors: McMahons Lawyers (Appellant) Balmain Lawyers (Respondents) File Number(s): 2012/102842 Decision under appeal Date of Decision: 2012-03-09 00:00:00 Before: Gibson DCJ File Number(s): 2009/334000