Connections Total Fitness for the Family Pty Limited v Selkirk Pastoral Co Pty Limited (No. 3) [2014] NSWSC 649

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Connections Total Fitness for the Family Pty Limited v Selkirk Pastoral Co Pty Limited (No. 3) [2014] NSWSC 649 Hearing dates: 22 May 2014 Decision date: 22 May 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: Indemnity costs not awarded. Order the defendant to pay the plaintiffs' costs. Catchwords: COSTS - indemnity costs - whether the plaintiffs are entitled to an order for indemnity costs of these proceedings - whether the defendant's indemnity in respect of the debt obligations of the first plaintiff covers the plaintiffs' costs of these proceedings. Cases Cited: Andar Transport Pty Ltd v Brambles (2004) 217 CLR 424 Connections Total Fitness for the Family Pty Limited v Selkirk Pastoral Co Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 184 Connections Total Fitness for the Family Pty Limited v Selkirk Pastoral Co Pty Limited (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 471 Inglis v the Commonwealth Trading Bank (1973) 47 ALJR 234 Smith v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1987) 164 CLR 513 Technical Products Pty Ltd v State Government Insurance Office (Qld) (1989) 167 CLR 45 Waco Kwikform Ltd v Jabbour [2011] NSWSC 1328 Category: Costs Parties: First Plaintiff: Connections Total Fitness for the Family Pty Limited (ACN 134 011 091) Second Plaintiff: Connections Health Clubs of Australia Pty Limited (ACN 134 010 656) Third Plaintiff: Peter Sheehy Fourth Plaintiff: David Wright Defendant/Cross-Claimant: Selkirk Pastoral Co Pty Limited (ACN 085 917 059) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiffs: P.Braham SC; A.D. Crossland Defendant: N. Beaumont SC; S.E.Gray Plaintiffs: Karen Watson, Meehans Solicitors Defendant: Geoff Lloyd, Caldwell, Martin, Cox Solicitors File Number(s): 2013/169953 Publication restriction: No