Sahade v Bischoff (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 45

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sahade v Bischoff (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 45 Hearing dates: On the papers(Last submissions 11 February 2016) Decision date: 15 March 2016 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Gleeson JA at [2]; Beech-Jones J at [34]. Decision: (1) The appellants to pay the respondents' costs of the appeal. (2) The cross-applicants to pay the cross-respondents' costs of the cross-summons. (3) Each party to bear their own costs of this application for costs. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – joint offer of compromise – where offerees have separate causes of action – whether offer capable of acceptance by offerees separately Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 3, 59, 60 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Pt 52A r 22 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 9, 20, 42, 51 Cases Cited: Archer v Archer (No 2) [2000] NSWCA 315 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] All ER 333 Rafferty v Time 2000 West Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 873; 87 IPR 593 Taheri v Vitek (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 343 Vieira v O'Shea (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 121 Category: Costs Parties: Anthony Sahade (First appellant / First cross-respondent)

Adam Paul Smith (Second appellant / Second cross-respondent) Eckart Bischoff (First respondent / First cross-applicant) Celia Bischoff (Second respondent / Second cross-applicant) Representation: Counsel: B Coles QC / M Sahade (Appellants / Cross-respondents) J Maconachie QC / J Sheller (Respondents / Cross-applicants)