Cardno ITC Pty Ltd v 33 York Street Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWDC 313

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cardno ITC Pty Ltd v 33 York Street Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWDC 313 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 20 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: (1) Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs directly related to the defendant's claim for make good costs, up to but not including the first day of the trial. (2) There be no order in respect of the costs of the submissions in respect of costs. (3) Subject to orders 1 and 2, the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: COSTS - Calderbank order - indemnity costs - whether offer was open for a reasonable period - whether offer contained genuine element of compromise - whether rejection was unreasonable - successful on part of claim - whether conduct lengthened trial Cases Cited: Gonzales v The Owners of Strata Plan 74146 (Costs) [2010] NSWDC 50 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 85 Oliveprince Pty Ltd v Corum Group Limited (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 310 Category: Costs Parties: Cardno ITC Pty Ltd ACN 084 093 050 (plaintiff/cross-defendant) 33 York Street Pty Ltd ACN 104 386 889 (defendant/cross-claimant) Representation: Mr D Macfarlane (plaintiff/cross-defendant) Mr M W Sneddon with Mr P Kondic (defendant/cross-claimant) Cardno ITC Pty Ltd ACN 084 093 050 in-house lawyer (plaintiff/cross-defendant) Morabito Legal (defendant/cross-claimant) File Number(s): 2012/327680 Publication restriction: No