Caringbah Business & Sports Club Ltd v Caringbah Investments Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 548

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Caringbah Business & Sports Club Ltd v Caringbah Investments Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 548 Hearing dates: 6 May 2014 Decision date: 06 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Notice of motion dismissed with costs Catchwords: COSTS - security for costs - whether plaintiff would be able to meet an adverse costs order - discretionary factors - whether order would stultify proceedings - whether the plaintiff is effectively in the position of a defendant - where defendant already has security for costs Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Bell Wholesale Company Pty Ltd v Gates Export Corp. (No 2) (1984) 2 FCR 1; 8 ACLR 588 Classic Ceramic Importers Pty Ltd v Ceramica Antiga SA (1994) 13 ACSR 263 Interwest Ltd v Tricontinental Corporation Ltd (1991) 5 ACSR 621 Heller Factors Pty Ltd v John Arnold's Surf Shop Pty Ltd (1979) CLC 40-571 KP Cable Investments v Meltglow 56 FCR 189; 13 ACLC 437 Prynew Pty Ltd v Nemeth [2010] NSWCA 94 Sydmar Pty Ltd v Statewise Developments Pty Ltd (1987) 5 ACLC 480 Weily's Quarries v Devine Shipping Pty Ltd (1994) 14 ACSR 186 Yandil Holdings Pty Limited v Insurance Company of North America (1985) 3 ACLC 542 Texts Cited: New South Wales, Law Reform Commission, Security for Costs and Associated Costs Orders (December 2012) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Caringbah Business & Sports Club Limited (Plaintiff) Caringbah Investments Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Cheshire (Plaintiff) G George (Defendant) Solicitors: McLachlan Thorpe Partners (Plaintiff) Solari & Stock (Defendant) File Number(s): SC 2014/113233