Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 99

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 99 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 03 April 2014 Before: Basten JA; Gleeson JA; Leeming JA Decision: (1) Set aside order 3 made on 18 February 2014. (2) Order that Dr Zepinic pay Chateau Constructions' costs of the motion dated 9 July 2013 and amended motion dated 6 August 2013 in the sum of $13,200. (3) Otherwise dismiss Chateau Constructions' notice of motion dated 3 March 2014. [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: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - costs - application for indemnity costs - application for gross sum costs order - application for interest on costs - where costs incurred appear to have been disproportionately large - conflicting authorities on orders for interest on costs referred to Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56(3) and (4), s 60, s 98(4)(c), s 101(4) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 46(4) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 20.26, r 36.16, r 42.15A, r 51.1, r 51.47 Cases Cited: Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (1995) 57 FCR 119 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Council of The City of Botany Bay v Michos [2013] NSWCA 244 Donohoe v Britz (No 2) (1904) 1 CLR 662 Drummond and Rosen Pty Ltd v Easey (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 331 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; 54 NSWLR 738 Illawarra Hotel Company Pty Ltd v Walton Construction Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 211; 84 NSWLR 436 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72 Robb Evans of Robb Evans & Associates v European Bank Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 170 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Stanley v Phillips (1966) 115 CLR 470 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Ltd [2013] NSWCA 214 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 227 Category: Costs Parties: Dr Vito Zepinic (Applicant) Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: No appearance for the Applicant B Ilkovski (Respondent) Solicitors: Toomey Pegg Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2010/45208 Decision under appeal Jurisdiction: 9003 Citation: [2013] NSWCA 214 Date of Decision: 2013-07-01 00:00:00 Before: McColl JA File Number(s): 2010/45208