Mr Rental Australia Pty Ltd v IRD Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 918

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mr Rental Australia Pty Ltd v IRD Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] NSWSC 918 Hearing dates: On the papers. Written submissions dated 17 June 2016 Decision date: 04 July 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Meagher JA Decision: Each of the first, third, fourth, seventh, tenth and eleventh defendants pay the plaintiff's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS – application for costs of proceedings on an indemnity basis – whether Court should exercise discretion in Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 – whether contractual right to have costs assessed and paid on particular basis Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), s 51AE Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes – Franchising) Regulation 2014 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW), ss 74-80 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 40 Cases Cited: Bouras v Grandelis [2005] NSWCA 463; 65 NSWLR 214 Chen v Kevin McNamara & Son Pty Ltd [2012] VSCA 229 EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd [1983] 1 Ch 59 Kyabram Property Investments Pty Ltd v Murray [2005] NSWCA 87 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 171 Category: Costs Parties: Mr Rental Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) IRD Services Pty Ltd (First Defendant) J&D Business Solutions Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Alwitem Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Glenn David Travers and Sandra Travers (Fourth Defendant) Andsmit Pty Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Ian Dobbie (Seventh Defendant) Jeffrey Wood (Eighth Defendant) Debra Siozos (Ninth Defendant) Ross Grimm (Tenth Defendant) Joy Grimm (Eleventh Defendant) Peter Raymond Thomas (Twelfth Defendant) Sharon Leanne Thomas (Thirteenth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: JAC Potts with CE Bannan (Plaintiff/Cross Defendant) RHM Attiwill QC with DB Bongiorno (Defendants/Cross Claimants)