Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Pola [2014] NSWSC 59

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd v Pola [2014] NSWSC 59 Hearing dates: 4 February 2014 Decision date: 12 February 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Judgment for debt, possession and costs Catchwords: PROCEDURE - judgment and orders - whether separate judgments on claim and cross claim or single judgment for the balance

COSTS - who achieved substantial success - whether contractual obligation to pay indemnity costs enlivened

COSTS - exceptions to the general rule that costs follow the event - multiple parties - Bullock orders - Sanderson orders

COSTS - assessment - gross sum costs order Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Property Law Act 1974 (QLD) Supreme Court Rules 1970 Cases Cited: Abigroup Limited v Sandtara Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 45 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 In the matter of Cheal Industries Pty Ltd - Fitzpatrick v Cheal [2012] NSWSC 932 Dominello v Dominello; Dominello v The Nominal Defendant [No 2] [2009] NSWCA 257 Gomba Holdings (UK) Limited v Minories Finance Ltd (No 2) [1993] Ch 171 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Investec Bank (Australia) Limited v Glodale Pty Ltd [2009] VSCA 97; (2009) 24 VR 617 Kyabram Property Investments Pty Ltd v Murray [2005] NSWCA 87 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service (No 3) [2010] NSWSC 1139 Steppke v Nation Capital Development Commission (1978) 21 ACTR 23 Waterman v Gerling Insurance Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 1111 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Laurence James Pola (Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Silvia Frances Pola (Interested Party/Second Cross-Claimant) Elders Rural Services Limited (Third Cross-Defendant) Richard Allpass (Fourth Cross-Defendant) Brendan Devine (Fifth Cross-Defendant) Agrimas Pty Ltd (Seventh Cross-Defendant) Devbar Pty Limited (Eighth Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Lucarelli (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) S Blount (Defendant/Cross-Claimants) C Hyde (solicitor) (Third Cross-Defendant) B Heath (solicitor) (Fourth and Seventh Cross-Defendants) Solicitors: Minter Ellison (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Palmers Solicitors & Attorneys (Defendant/Cross-Claimants) Curwoods Lawyers (Third Cross-Defendant) Carter Newell Lawyers (Fourth and Seventh Cross-Defendants) Doyle Wilson Solicitors (Fifth and Eighth Cross-Defendants) File Number(s): SC 2010/425175 Publication restriction: Nil