Lowe v Lowe (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1800

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lowe v Lowe (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 1800 Hearing dates: 19 November 2015 Decision date: 01 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Kunc J Decision: Plaintiff to pay defendants' costs on the ordinary basis up to 8 June 2015 and thereafter on the indemnity basis Catchwords: COSTS – Oral offer to settle before proceedings commenced – Calderbank offer before hearing – Plaintiff receives judgment for less than both offers – Observations concerning appropriateness of Calderbank analysis in light of overriding purpose – Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bates v Cook (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 1322 Brian John Harris v Mark Harris (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1157 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Cutts v Head [1984] Ch 290 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298; (2005) 13 VR 435 Lowe v Lowe [2015] NSWSC 48 Lowe v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1626 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188; (2013) 84 NSWLR 311 Ziliotto v Hakim [2013] NSWCA 359 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Diana Mae Lowe (Plaintiff) Murray Francis Lowe (First defendant) Cameron Francis Lowe (Second defendant) Jodie Alexandra Lowe (Third defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Lakeman (Plaintiff) G Underwood (Defendants)