Grace v Grace (No 9) [2014] NSWSC 1239

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Grace v Grace (No 9) [2014] NSWSC 1239 Hearing dates: Thursday, 17 July 2014 Decision date: 08 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Brereton J Decision: Order that interest be paid on amounts payable by defendants under costs order, from the date on which the costs were paid by the plaintiff Catchwords: PROCEDURE - judgments and orders - interest on judgments - interest on costs orders - whether an order for interest on costs must be sought at the time when the costs order to which it relates is made - held, it need not - whether evidence is required to support application for interest on costs - held, it is not - relevant discretionary considerations

FAMILY LAW AND CHILD WELFARE - the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) and related legislation - procedure - costs - interest on costs - where proceedings involve cross-vested proceedings under Family Law Act as well as non-cross-vested proceedings - whether an order for interest on costs can be made in respect of a costs order in proceedings under Family Law Act - whether "order for payment of money" in Family Law Act s 117B includes costs order - held, costs order is an order for payment of money and order can be made for interest on such costs. Legislation Cited: (CTH) Family Law Act 1975, s 79A, s 79, s 117, s 117B (CTH) Judiciary Act 1903, s 70, s 78B (CTH) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987, s 11 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98, s 101 (NSW) Common Law Procedure Act 1899, s 143, s 143A (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979, s 69A (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2005, s 4, s 395 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969, s 14, s 17 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970, s 76, s 95 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules 1970, Pt 52 r 5, Pt 52 r 54A (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules r 36.16 (UK) Judgments Act 1838, s 17, s 18 Cases Cited: Re Acetylene Gas Co of Australasia Ltd (1901) 1 SR (Eq) (NSW) 102 Bailey v Marinoff (1970) 125 CLR 529 Bank of New South Wales v Owston (1879) 4 App Cas 270 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1 Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 158 Drummond & Rosen Pty Ltd v Easey (No 2) [2009] NSWSC 331 DSG Holdings Australia Pty Ltd v Helenic Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 142 Carson v Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (1994) 82 LGERA 179 Cotie v Cox [2006] NSWSC 859 Erven Warnink BV v J Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd (No 2) [1982] 3 All ER 312 Falkner v Bourke (1990) 19 NSWLR 574 Fischer v David Syme & Co Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 606 Flower & Hart v White Industries (Qld) Pty Limited [2001] FCA 370; (2001) 109 FCR 280 Gilfillan v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 143 Grace v Grace (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 385 Grace v Grace [2014] NSWCA 86 Government Insurance Office of New South Wales v Healy (No 2) (1991) 22 NSWLR 380 Grogan v Thiess Contractors Pty Limited [2000] NSWSC 1101 Hexiva Pty Ltd v Lederer (Costs) [2006] NSWSC 1259 Homeowners Insurance Pty Ltd v Job (1983) 2 ANZ Ins Cas 60-535 Hunt v R M Douglas (Roofing) Ltd [1990] 1 AC 398 Illawarra Hotel Company Pty Ltd v Walton Construction Pty Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 211; (2013) NSWLR 436 Lahoud v Lahoud [2006] NSWCA 126 Lucantonio v Kleinert (Costs) [2011] NSWSC 1642 McPhillamy v Campbell (1924) 24 SR (NSW) 211 McWilliams Wines Pty Ltd v Liaweena (NSW) Pty Ltd (1993) 32 NSWLR 190 Newton v Grand Junction Railway Co (1846) 16 M&W 139 Minister Administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 v Carson (1994) 35 NSWLR 342 Re North Sydney Investment and Tramway Co Ltd (1897) 18 LR (NSW) (Eq) 50 NSW Insurance Ministerial Corporation v Edkins (1998) 45 NSWLR 8 The Owners - Strata Plan No 61162 v Lipman [2014] NSWSC 622 Owston v Bank of New South Wales (1877) Knox 90 Robb Evans of Robb Evans & Associates v European Bank Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 170 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, Council of the Shire of Evans and Pioneer Road Services Pty Ltd v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Roads and Traffic Authority v Cremona [No 3] [2005] NSWCA 13 Seiwa Australia Pty Ltd v Seeto Financial Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 118 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 Simmons v Colley Cotton Marketing Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 1092 Spedding v Nobles (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 87 Tarlinton v Hall (1981) 51 FLR 282; 38 ACTR 1 Thomas v Bunn [1991] 1 AC 362 Thynne v Thynne [1955] P 272 Timms v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (No 3) [2004] NSWCA 25 Tomasetti v Brailey [2012] NSWCA 399; (2012) 275 FLR 248 Wardy v Wardy (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 809 White Industries (Qld) Pty Limited v Flower & Hart (No 2) (2000) 103 FCR 559 Wood v Inglis [2010] NSWSC 749 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Ltd (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 227 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Australia) Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 99 Texts Cited: Supreme Court Procedure (1969) NSWLRC 7 Category: Costs Parties: David Alexander Grace (plaintiff) Deborah Sharon Grace (1st defendant) Julienne Grace (2nd defendant) Nevilda Holdings Pty Ltd (3rd defendant) Nevilda Investments Pty Ltd (4th defendant) Dutchie Pty Ltd (6th defendant) Phoenix Rising Investments Pty Ltd (7th defendant) Representation: Counsel: D.L. Williams SC & S.A Goodman (plaintiff) D.C.P. Stewart (1st & 2nd defendants) Solicitors: James Tuite & Associates (plaintiff) Clinch Long Letherbarrow Pty Ltd (1st and 2nd defendants) File Number(s): 2006/ 259566