Bartlett v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 142

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bartlett v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 142 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 22 June 2016 Before: Macfarlan JA; Meagher JA; Simpson JA Decision: (1) Set aside the costs orders made by Adamson J on 1 December 2014. (2) Judgment for the Appellant in the sum of $135,925, that judgment to take effect from 7 March 2016. Catchwords: COSTS – offer of compromise – where offer to settle for amount also required releases and non-disparagement promises – whether Calderbank offer – whether reasonable to reject offer

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – pre-judgment interest – whether offer of compromise 'appropriate settlement sum' for purpose of Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 100(5) – whether special circumstances under s 100(4) to warrant making of order for pre-judgment interest for period after offer Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 100 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 36.15, 36.16 Cases Cited: AT v Commissioner of Police (NSW) (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 337 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 County Securities Pty Ltd v Challenger Group Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 273 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Meredith (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 133; 75 NSWLR 462 Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 291 Hancock v Arnold; Dodd v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Najdovski v Crnojlovic (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 281; 51 MVR 334 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Palmer (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Refrigerated Roadways Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 336 Short v Crawley (No 45) [2013] NSWSC 1541 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 The Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 120; 67 NSWLR 706 Category: Costs Parties: Paul William Bartlett (Appellant) Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A J Sullivan QC with T Brennan (Appellant) C J Murdoch (Respondent)