Sedgwick v Varzonek (No. 3) [2015] NSWSC 1982

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sedgwick v Varzonek (No. 3) [2015] NSWSC 1982 Hearing dates: 30 October 2015 Date of orders: 23 December 2015 Decision date: 23 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: A specified gross sum costs order assessed under Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4)(c). The plaintiff's costs are assessed in the sum of $175,000. Catchwords: COSTS - application for specified gross sum costs order under Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4)(c) - whether a specified gross sum costs order should be made - successful plaintiff entitled to ordinary costs up to 24 July 2014 and indemnity costs thereafter -what is the appropriate assessment of the plaintiff's lump sum.

INTEREST – claim for interest on judgment sum – appropriate rate of interest. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4)(c) Cases Cited: Batchelor v Burke [1981] HCA 30; 148 CLR 448 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; 54 NSWLR 738 Maestrale v Aspite [2014] NSWCA 182 Newcastle City Council v Wieland (2009) 74 NSW LR 173 [2009] NSWCA 113 Sedgwick v Varzonek [2015] NSWSC 1275 Sedgwick v Varzonek (No.2) [2015] NSWSC 1613 Texts Cited: GE Dal Pont, The Law of Costs (3rd ed 2013, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Richard Charles Sedgwick Defendant: Krystyna Varzonek Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: M. Willmott SC; A. Blank Defendant: P. O'Loughlin