Citadel Property Group (Rockdale No 1) Pty Ltd & Ors v Capital Financial Australia Ltd & Ors (Costs) [2016] NSWSC 1182

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Citadel Property Group (Rockdale No 1) Pty Ltd & Ors v Capital Financial Australia Ltd & Ors (Costs) [2016] NSWSC 1182 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 29 August 2016 Decision date: 29 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Bergin CJ in Eq Decision: The plaintiffs are to pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings. No order as to costs in respect of the Cross-Claim. Gross sum costs award in the amount of $200,000 against each plaintiff. Catchwords: COSTS – where main proceedings dismissed for want of due despatch – where cross-claim dismissed – where in previous applications plaintiffs' claims described as "defensive" – applications for costs orders – defendants' application for gross sum costs order – whether a gross sum costs award should be made. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Citadel Property Group v Capital Finance Australia [2008] NSWSC 1470 Capital Finance Australia Ltd v Citadel Property Group Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 196 Citadel Property Group (Rockdale No 1) Pty Ltd & Ors v Capital Financial Australia Ltd & Ors [2016] NSWSC 890 Hamod v State of New South Wales and Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison & Anor v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Wilkie v Brown [2016] NSWCA 128 Category: Costs Parties: Citadel Property Group (Rockdale No 1) Pty Ltd (1st Plaintiff) Antonio Maiolo (2nd and 3rd Plaintiff) Capital Financial Australia Limited (1st Defendant) Murray Campbell Smith (2nd Defendant) Joseph David Hayes (3rd Defendant) Steven John Sherman (4th Defendant) Peter James Gothard (5th Defendant) Paul Andrew Billingham (6th Defendant) Peter Grealish (7th Defendant) Representation: Counsel: BW Walker SC/AR Vincent (Plaintiffs) A Leopold SC/E Holmes (Defendants)