McGlashan v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 882

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McGlashan v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd (No 4) [2014] NSWSC 882 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 03 July 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: My order is that the application for indemnity costs is refused. Catchwords: COSTS - indemnity costs - offer of compromise - UCPR where offer not accepted and judgment no more favourable to plaintiff - whether circumstances exist to depart from rule as to costs - whether offer of compromise conformed with UCPR requirements Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-59 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.15 and 42.15A Cases Cited: Alves v Patel [2005] NSWSC 841; Butcher v Wolfe and Wolfe [1998] EWCA Civ J1030-15; [1999] 1 FLR 334; Caine v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 109; Fowdh v Fowdh [1993] NSWCA 100; Hillier v Sheather HYPERLINK "http://www.lexisnexis.com/au/legal/search/enhRunRemoteLink.do?A=0.6490285746914956&service=citation&langcountry=AU&backKey=20_T20077890061&linkInfo=F%23AU%23NSWLR%23vol%2536%25sel1%251995%25page%25414%25year%251995%25sel2%2536%25decisiondate%25 (1995) 36 NSWLR 414; McGlashan v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 486; McGlashan v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 716; M T Associates Pty Ltd v Aqua-Max Pty Ltd & Anor (No 3) [2000] VSC 163; Vagg v McPhee (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 187; Vieira v O'Shea (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 121; Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188; Texts Cited: Ritchie's Uniform Civil Procedure NSW Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Barry McGlashan (Plaintiff) QBE Insurance Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Solicitors: Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers (Plaintiff) Curwoods Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2009/297804