McBride v Christie’s Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 754

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: McBride v Christie's Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 754 Hearing dates: 1 April 2015 Date of orders: 16 June 2015 Decision date: 16 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: See par [147] Catchwords: COSTS – competing claims in respect of costs after ten day hearing – multi-parties and issues – only some claims successful – damages of $118,788.71 – Notice to Admit Facts – indemnity costs in respect of some aspects of case (UCPR 42.8) – whether claims brought in appropriate Court (UCPR 42.34) – abandonment of a major claim on ninth day of trial – proportionality of costs to outcome.

INTEREST – where damages in respect of loss incurred for payments made and in respect of payments for which liability to pay – whether interest payable on whole amount. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Limitation Act 1969 Supreme Court Act 1970 Cases Cited: Blackman v Gant [2010] VSC 229; (2010) 29 VR 29 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Chaina v Alvaro Homes Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 353 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Karedis Enterprises Pty Ltd & Greenfriars Pty Ltd v Antoniou (1995) 59 FCR 35 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (in liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 480 LMI Australasia Pty Ltd v Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd (No 2) [2002] NSWSC 72 Louise McBride v Christie's Australia Pty Limited [2015] NSWSC 231 Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell (2008) 236 CLR 101 McBride v Christie's Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1729 Miller v Miller (2011) 242 CLR 446 Nu Line Construction Group Pty Ltd v Fowler (No 3) [2014] NSWCA 229 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 OXS Pty Ltd v Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority and Minister for Planning and Environment [2014] NSWSC 1702 Sanders v Snell (No 2) (2000) 174 ALR 53 Screenco Pty Ltd v RL Dew Pty Ltd (2003) 58 NSWLR 720 Shield Mercantile Pty Ltd v Citigroup Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 287 State of New South Wales v Stanley [2007] NSWCA 330 Telstra Corporation Ltd v Australian Competition Tribunal (No 2) [2009] FCAFC 34 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Waters v PC Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd (1994) 254 ALR 328 Category: Costs Parties: Louise McBride (1st Plaintiff) Louise McBride Investments t/as Louise McBride Investments Pty Limited as trustee for the LMB Family Superannuation Fund (2nd Plaintiff) Christie's Australia Pty Ltd (1st Defendant) Holland Fine Art & Cars Pty Ltd (2nd Defendant) Alex Holland (3rd Defendant) Vivienne Sharpe (4th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: FM Douglas QC/N Owens (Plaintiffs) EC Muston/N Case (1st Defendant) MA Friedgut (2nd and 3rd Defendants) P Gray SC (4th Defendant)