JR Consulting & Drafting Pty Ltd & Anor v Cummings & Ors [2015] NSWSC 10

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: JR Consulting & Drafting Pty Ltd & Anor v Cummings & Ors [2015] NSWSC 10 Hearing dates: 10 December 2014 Decision date: 23 January 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Black J Decision: Parties should bring in agreed short minutes of order to give effect to judgment, including as to costs, within 14 days or, if they are unable to reach agreement, their respective draft short minutes of order and short submissions as to the differences between them. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – costs – where principal judgment determined separate question of liability – whether issue of costs as to separate question of liability should be deferred until after determination of quantum of any damages.

PROCEDURE – costs – general rule that costs follow the event – where there has been a mixed outcome in proceedings – whether reason shown to depart from general rule – apportionment of costs. Legislation Cited: - Australian Consumer Law - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98 - Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) - Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) s 53A - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 42.1, 42.34 Cases Cited: - Ajkay v Hickey & Co Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 822 - Alstom Ltd v Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd (No 9) [2012] SASC 163 - Andrews v Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2012] FCA 59 - Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd v Metro on George Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1371; (2004) 64 IPR 57 - Australian Equity Investors, An Arizona Ltd Partnership v Colliers International (NSW) Pty Ltd (No 4) [2011] FCA 442 - Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Ltd [2003] FCA 325 - Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 - Chen v Chan [2009] VSCA 233 - Corbett Court Pty Ltd v Quasar Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1423 - Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 - Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 219 - Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) (1998) 30 ACSR 20 - Floruit Holdings Pty Ltd v Sebastian - Builders & Developers Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 411 - Foster's Australia Ltd v Cash's (Australia) Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 730 - Handberg v Chacmol Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] FCA 680 - Howards Storage World Pty Ltd v Haviv Holdings Pty Ltd [2010] FCAFC 5; (2010) 182 FCR 84 - Hughes v Western Australia Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) 8 ATPR 40-748 - Loiero (aka Lero) v Adel Sportswear Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 1208 - Monie v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 15 - Nokia Corporation v Liu [2009] FCAFC 138; (2009) 179 FCR 422 - Oschlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 - Ruddock v Vardalis (No 2) [2001] FCA 1865; (2001) 115 FCR 229 - Short v Crawley (No 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 - The Owners - Strata Plan 61162 v Lipman [2014] NSWSC 622 Category: Costs Parties: JR Consulting & Drafting Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Hayes Steel Framing Systems Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-Defendant) Robert Cummings (First Defendant) Tanmari Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant) FrameCAD IP Ltd (Third Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Steel Framing Systems International Pty Ltd (Third Cross-Defendant) Gianni Pacione (otherwise known as John Pacione) (Fourth Cross-Defendant) FrameCAD Ltd (Fifth Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Sirtes SC/T Catanzariti (Plaintiffs/First to Fourth Cross-Defendants) S J Goddard SC/S L Ross (Defendants/Cross-Claimants)