In the matter of Hair Industrie Penrith Pty Ltd, Hair Industrie Merrylands Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1905

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: In the matter of Hair Industrie Penrith Pty Ltd, Hair Industrie Merrylands Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1905 Hearing dates: 25 – 26 August, 3 September 2015 (last written submissions as to orders and costs 10 November 2015) Decision date: 14 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: Order that the Third and Fourth Defendants pay the Plaintiff an amount of $41,121.12 in damages and interest on those damages. The Third and Fourth Defendants pay 60% of the Plaintiff's costs of the proceedings, as agreed or as assessed. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – costs – where Plaintiff successful in part – where three offers of compromise rejected by Plaintiff – where Plaintiff abandoned part of claim – where Defendants made unsuccessful 'no case' application during the hearing – whether to modify costs order to reflect particular matters. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 98, 101 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 42.1, 42.6, 42.34 Cases Cited: - Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 - Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 219 - Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298 - Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc) (1986) 8 ATPR 40-748 - Lawrence v Gunner; Gunner v Lawrence [2015] NSWSC 1229 - Milne v Attorney-General (Tasmania) (1956) 95 CLR 460 - Monie v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 15 - Nu Line Construction Group Pty Ltd v Fowler (aka Grippaudo) [2012] NSWSC 816 - Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 - Perisher Blue Pty Ltd v Nair-Smith (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 268 - Perochinsky v Kirschner (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 837 Short v Crawley (No 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 Category: Costs Parties: Romona Kraissa (Plaintiff) Hair Industrie Penrith Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Hair Industrie Merrylands Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Steve Choukair (Third Defendant) Mohamad Choukair (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Painter SC/J Gatland (Plaintiff) W Chan (25-26 August), R Clark (3 September) (Third and Fourth Defendants)