Fabre v Lui (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 312

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Fabre v Lui (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 312 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 07 October 2015 Decision date: 07 October 2015 Before: Basten JA, Macfarlan JA, Meagher JA Decision: Notice of Motion dismissed with costs Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – costs – offer of compromise – offer to forego costs – offer made before significant costs incurred – whether any element of compromise Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.13, 42.15A, 51.37, 51.47, Part 42 Cases Cited: Curtis v Harden Shire Council (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 45 Hancock v Arnold; Dodd v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd v Union Insurance Co Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 358 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd) (No2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Perisher Blue Pty Ltd v Nair-Smith (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 268 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Robb Evans of Robb Evans & Associates v European Bank Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 170 The Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 120; 67 NSWLR 706 Category: Costs Parties: Christine Fabre (Appellant) Bonny Lai Chun Lui (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G R Petty SC/S E McCarthy (Appellant) P J Deakin QC/P J Nolan (Respondent)