Bradley Bates v Robert Henry Cooke (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1322

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bradley Bates v Robert Henry Cooke (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1322 Hearing dates: 22 September 2014 Decision date: 25 September 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Kunc J Decision: Plaintiff to pay defendant's costs on the ordinary basis and, after date of offer, on the indemnity basis Catchwords: COSTS - Offer of compromise - Whether special considerations in family provision cases - Unsuccessful plaintiff must establish a proper basis for the Court to order otherwise - Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 56, UCPR Pt 20, r 20.26; Pt 42, r 42.15A Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW); UCPR Pt 20, r 20.26; Pt 42, r 42.15A Cases Cited: Bradley Bates v Robert Henry Cooke [2014] NSWSC 1259 Commissioner of Taxation v Moodie [2014] NSWCA 59; (2014) 308 ALR 571; (2014) 282 FLR 453; (2014) 98 ACSR 274 Friend v Brien (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 614 Harkness v Harkness (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 35 Mather v Mather (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 1264 McDougall v Rogers; Estate of James Rogers [2006] NSWSC 484 Pawlowska v Zajglic [2010] NSWSC 864 Slack v Rogan & Anor; Palffy v Rogan & Ors (No. 2) [2013] NSWSC 827 South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service & Anor v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Vagg v McPhee (No 2) [2012] NSWSC 187; (2012) 10 ASTLR 32 Walsh v Walsh (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1281 Category: Costs Parties: Bradley Bates (Plaintiff) Robert Henry Cooke (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A.D. Crossland (Plaintiff) B.J. Skinner (Defendant) Solicitors: Low Doherty & Stratford (Plaintiff) Djekovic, Hearne & Walker (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/341075 Publication restriction: No