Young v Hones (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 499

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Young v Hones (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 499 Hearing dates: 12/12/2013,14/02/2014 (Written submissions) Decision date: 01 May 2014 Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Vacate Order 3 made on 27 September 2013 and all previous costs orders made in favour of each defendant. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the costs of the first and second defendants including reserved costs, in the sum of $190,000. (3) Order the plaintiff to pay the costs of the third defendant, including reserved costs in the sum of $200,000. (4) Order the plaintiff to pay the costs of the fourth and fifth defendants, including reserved costs, in the sum of $110,000. (5) Order that pursuant to s 101(4) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005, the plaintiff pay interest on each of the sums specified in Orders 2, 3 and 4 on and from 1 July 2013. (6) Order until further order, that Orders 2, 3 and 4 be stayed. (7) Motions of each defendant of 4 November 2013, and 14 November 2013, and of the plaintiff of 14 November 2013, are otherwise dismissed. (8) Order that the plaintiff and each defendant pay their own costs of the Motions of the defendant of 4 November 2013 and 14 November 2013, and of the plaintiff of 14 November 2013. Catchwords: COSTS - indemnity costs; applications for - Calderbank letters; whether - unreasonable rejection - whether letters contained a real element of compromise - whether durations of offers were reasonable - COSTS - gross sum costs; applications for - Civil Procedure Act, s 98 - discretion to make a gross sum costs order - whether costs assessment process would be protracted and unduly complex - whether plaintiff would be able to discharge costs liability - whether order would achieve finality in proceedings - whether sufficient evidence to support application - whether in the interests of justice - COSTS - interest on costs orders; applications for - Civil Procedure Act, s 101 - whether would further the overriding purpose of the Civil Procedure Act Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Legal Profession Act 2004 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Auspine Ltd v Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 1 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 LL ER 333; [1976] Fam 93 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of NSW [2011] NSWCA 375 Hancock v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Harrison & Anor v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victoria WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSC 298; (2005) 13 VR 435 Idoport Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Ltd & Ors [2007] NSWSC 23 Leary v Leary [1987] 1 All ER 261 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Savage v Australian Unity Fund Management Ltd [2011] NSWCA 270 The Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 120; (2006) 67 NSWLR 706 Young v Hones [2013] NSWSC 580 Young v Hones (No.2) [2013] NSWSC 1429 Young v King [2004] NSWLEC 93 Young v King (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 236 Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Margo Young (P) Keith Brian Hones (D1) Jason Hones (D2) Ian Hemmings (D3) Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd (D4) Stephen Perrens (D5) Representation: Counsel: R Newell (P) J Kelly SC (D1 & D2) D Miller SC / Ms Horvath (D3) S Gray (D4 & D5) Solicitors: L C Muriniti & Associates (P) Colin Biggers & Paisley (D1 & D2) Moray & Agnew (D3) Kennedys (D4 & D5) File Number(s): 2010/41007