Rothe v Scott (No. 5) [2016] NSWDC 225

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Rothe v Scott (No. 5) [2016] NSWDC 225 Hearing dates: 22 September 2016 Date of orders: 22 September 2016 Decision date: 22 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) The plaintiff is awarded interest on costs at 3% from 12 March 2014, making a total of $6,264 and increasing the judgment sum to $156,264. (2) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of these proceedings on an indemnity basis pursuant to s 40(2)(a) of the Defamation Act 2005 (NSW). (3) The plaintiff is entitled to an order for interest on those costs at the prescribed rate pursuant to s 101 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005. Catchwords: TORT – defamation – judgment for plaintiff for $150,000 – applications for interest on judgment, indemnity costs and interest on costs – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 21, 100, 101 Courts and Other Justice Portfolio Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (NSW) Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) s 40 Cases Cited: Cerrutti v Crestside Pty Ltd [2016] 1 Qd R 89 Davis v Nationwide News [2008] NSWSC 946 Doppstadt Australia v Lovick & Son Developments [2014] NSWCA 158 Grattan v Porter [2016] QDC 202 John Fairfax & Sons v Kelly (1987) 8 NSWLR 131 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 MBP (SA) Ltd v Gogic (1991) 171 CLR 657 McGaw v Channel Seven Sydney [2006] NSWSC 1270 Polias v Ryan (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1 Rothe v Scott (No. 4) [2016] NSWDC 160 Texts Cited: - Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: Kenneth Rothe Defendant: David Scott Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr C J Dibb Defendant: Mr D Scott (in person)