Minh Tan Tran v Nicols (Costs) [2015] NSWSC 1735

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Minh Tan Tran v Nicols (Costs) [2015] NSWSC 1735 Hearing dates: On written submissions13 November 2015 Date of orders: 23 November 2015 Decision date: 23 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: The applicants are to pay the liquidator's costs of the proceedings, 65% of which are to be paid on an indemnity basis. Catchwords: COSTS – where application for removal of liquidator dismissed – where applicants claim disentitling conduct by liquidator justifies departure from usual costs order following the event – where liquidator claims indemnity costs for the whole of proceedings or from date of Calderbank offer. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Australian Securities Commission v Aust-Home Investments Ltd (1993) 44 FCR 194 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397 In the matter of St Gregory's Armenian School (in liq) [2012] NSWSC 1215 Minh Tan Tran v Nicols [2015] NSWSC 1635 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72 Tomanovic v Global Mortgage Equity Corporation Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 256 Category: Costs Parties: Minh Tan Tran (First Applicant) Minh Tam Tran (Second Applicant) Steven Nicols in his capacity as liquidator of T&T Air Conditioning Pty Ltd (First Respondent) T&T Air Conditioning Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Rosenblatt (solicitor) (Applicants) EW Young (Respondents)