Simmons v Rockdale City Council (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1275

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Simmons v Rockdale City Council (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1275 Hearing dates: 22 November 2013 and on written submissions Decision date: 18 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hall J Decision: (1) The first defendant (the Council) is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the second defendant's (the Club's) costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis. (3) As between the first and second defendants, each party pay their own costs of the cross-claims. Catchwords: COSTS - plaintiff commenced proceedings against two defendants - plaintiff successful against only one defendant - successful defendant had previously made an offer of compromise - whether the plaintiff is entitled to a Bullock or Sanderson order in respect of its costs liability to the successful defendant - whether the second defendant is entitled to an order for indemnity costs from the date of its offer of compromise Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2005 Civil Procedure Act 2005 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Almeida v Universal Dye Works Pty Ltd (No 2) [2001] NSWCA 156 Barakat v Bazdarova [2012] NSWCA 140 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Caine v Lumley General Insurance Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 109 Collins v Clarence Valley Council (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 1735 Council of the City of Liverpool v Turano (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 176 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Lackersteen v Jones (No 2) (1988) 93 FLR 442 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Nominal Defendant v Hawkins [2011] NSWCA 93 Nominal Defendant v Swift [2007] NSWCA 56 Noon v Bondi Beach Astra Retirement Village Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 285 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Simmons v Rockdale City Council [2013] NSWSC 1431 Singh v Singh (No 2) [2004] NSWSC 225 Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee v Gibson [2000] NSWCA 179 Sved v Council of the Municipality of Woollahra (1998) NSW Conv R 55-842 Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd v Frederick Schulman (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1544 Category: Costs Parties: Alex Simmons (Plaintiff) Rockdale City Council (First Defendant) St George Sailing Club (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D Campbell SC; J Sheller (Plaintiff) G Watson SC; N Chen (First Defendant) R Perla (Second Defendant) Solicitors: G Walsh & Co (Plaintiff) TressCox Lawyers (First Defendant) Moray & Agnew (Second Defendant) File Number(s): 2008/289194