Sedgwick v Varzonek (No. 2) [2015] NSWSC 1613

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sedgwick v Varzonek (No. 2) [2015] NSWSC 1613 Hearing dates: 21 October 2015 Date of orders: 30 October 2015 Decision date: 30 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs on the indemnity basis from 25 July 2014. The Court will make a specified gross sum order on that basis if the parties can agree upon a mechanism for the making of such an order. Catchwords: COSTS – Calderbank offer – offer of compromise under UCPR – costs to be assessed on indemnity basis – interaction of offers of compromise and apportionment of costs on unsuccessful claims – Court's power to make specified gross sum order under Civil Procedure Act, s 98(4)(c) Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act, s 98(4)(c) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 4.21, 20.26, 42.14 Cases Cited: Australasian Performing Rights Association Ltd v Marlin [1999] FCA 1006 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No. 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 WLR 586 Dailhou v Kelly; State of NSW v Kelly (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 1220 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; 54 NSWLR 738 Old v McInnes and Hodgkinson [2011] NSWCA 410 Sedgwick v Varzonek [2015] NSWSC 1275 Tati v Stonewall Hotel Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 124 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188; 84 NSWLR 311 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: Richard Charles Sedgwick Defendant: Krystyna Varzonek Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: M. Willmott SC; A. Blank Defendant: P. O'Loughlin