Colin Joss & Co Pty Ltd v Cube Furniture Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 829

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Colin Joss & Co Pty Ltd v Cube Furniture Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 829 Hearing dates: By written submission Decision date: 26 June 2015 Before: Hammerschlag J Decision: Plaintiff/cross-defendant to pay the costs of the defendant/cross-claimant on the indemnity basis. No orders for pre-judgment interest or interest on costs Catchwords: COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION – COSTS – indemnity costs – failed challenge to an arbitral award under Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (Cth), s 34(2)(b)(ii) – whether there is a presumption in favour of indemnity costs absent exceptional circumstances - HELD – there is no such presumption – indemnity costs warranted anyway. Legislation Cited: Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Colin Joss & Co Pty Ltd v Cube Furniture Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 735 A v R [2009] 3 HKLRD 389 A v B [2007] EWHC 54 (Comm) John Holland Pty Limited v Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd [No 2] [2015] NSWSC 564 IMC Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd v Altain Khuder LLC (2011) 38 VR 303 TCL Air Conditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd v Castel Electronics Pty Ltd (2014) 311 ALR 387 Profilati Italia SrL v PaineWebber Inc and another [2001] 1 Lloyds Rep 715 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Colin Joss & Co Pty Ltd - Plaintiff Cube Furniture Pty Ltd - Defendant Representation: Counsel: J. Twigg QC with S. Ipp - Plaintiff S. Duggan - Defendant