Abbott v Klein (No 2) [2015] NSWDC 83

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Abbott v Klein (No 2) [2015] NSWDC 83 Hearing dates: 13 May 2015 Date of orders: 13 May 2015 Decision date: 13 May 2015 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: The defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings assessed on an ordinary basis up to and including 2 August 2013 and thereafter assessed on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: COSTS – offer of compromise – 5% discount – whether genuine element of compromise – without prejudice offer for payment by instalments – withdrawn before debt payable and before proceedings commenced – not in form of Calderbank offer – whether Rule 42.14 applied – whether alternative order should be made Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, Part 20, r 42.1, r 42.14 Cases Cited: Abbott v Klein [2015] NSWDC 45 Amaca Pty Ltd v Hicks (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 360 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Connor v Hatgis (No 2) [1995] NSWCA 92 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Nobrega v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney (No. 2) [1999] NSWCA 133 Old v McInnes and Hodgkinson [2011] NSWCA 410 Prosperity Advisers Pty Ltd v Secure Enterprises Pty Ltd (t/as Strathearn Insurance Brokers) [2012] NSWCA 192 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Adrian Howard Abbott (plaintiff) Peter Klein (defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr S Goodman (plaintiff) Mr B Zipser (defendant)