Guo Hui Cai v Xiao Yan Guo (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1416

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Guo Hui Cai v Xiao Yan Guo (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1416 Hearing dates: 3 October 2014 Decision date: 15 October 2014 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Kunc J Decision: Plaintiff to pay defendant's costs on the ordinary basis up to 22 May 2014 and thereafter on the indemnity basis Catchwords: COSTS - Indemnity costs - Offers of compromise very early and then later in proceedings - Offers of compromise where limitation defence - Whether offers applicable where final orders made by consent - Conflict of first instance authorities - UCPR Pt 20 r 20.25; Pt 42 r 42.15A Legislation Cited: Law Reform (Contributory Negligence and Tortfeasors' Contribution) Act 1947 (WA) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Cai v Guo [2014] NSWSC 380 Chidiac v Maatouk [2010] NSWSC 386 Commissioner of Taxation v Moodie [2014] NSWCA 59; (2014) 308 ALR 571; (2014) 282 FLR 453; (2014) 98 ACSR 274 Drinkwater v Caddyrack Pty Ltd (No 3) (Supreme Court (NSW) 28 November 1997 unreported) Fordyce v Fordham [2006] NSWCA 274; (2006) 67 NSWLR 497 Haller v Ayre [2005] QCA 224 In the matter of Rivercorp Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 576 Ji v Firth t/as Firths the Compensation Lawyers [2013] NSWSC 186 Metro Hotel Sydney Pty Ltd v Kol Tov Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 1195 Nau v Kemp & Associates [2010] NSWCA 164; (2010) 77 NSWLR 687 Newcrest Mining Ltd v Thornton [2012] HCA 60; (2012) 248 CLR 555; (2012) 293 ALR 493; (2012) 87 ALJR 198 Ogilvie v Adams [1981] VR 1041 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Taheri v Vitek (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 344 Undershaft (No 1) Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2009] FCA 41 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188; (2013) 84 NSWLR 311 Young v Queensland Trustees Ltd; [1956] HCA 51; (1956) 99 CLR 560 Category: Costs Parties: Guo Hui Cai (aka Wayne Cai) (Plaintiff) Xiao Yan Guo (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: E. Havas (Solicitor) (Plaintiff) T. Saunders (Defendant) Solicitors: Eidan Havas & Associates (Plaintiff) Lin Tang & Co Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2013/193706 Publication restriction: No