Crossman v Sheahan (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 351

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Crossman v Sheahan (No 2) [2016] NSWCA 351 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 13 December 2016 Before: Basten JA; Ward JA; Payne JA Decision: 1. Vary order 1 of the orders made on 23 August 2016 and add a new order 1A as follows: 1. Appeal allowed. 1A. Order the first and second respondents to pay the appellants' costs of the appeal: a. on an ordinary basis until 11 April 2016; and b. on an indemnity basis from 12 April 2016. 2. There be no order as to the costs of the notice of motion filed on 7 September 2016 by the appellants. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – Calderbank offers – application with respect to trial – whether compromise or capitulation offered – application with respect to appeal – reliance on offers made before trial – further offer before hearing of appeal – whether reasonable time allowed – relevance of ongoing negotiations – whether unreasonable for respondents not to accept offers Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.15A, 42.19(2), Pt 42 Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93 Ettingshausen v Australian Consolidated Press Ltd (1995) 38 NSWLR 404 Grace v Thomas Street Café Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 72 Grbavac v Hart [1997] 1 VR 154 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Old v McInnes [2011] NSWCA 410 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA Category: Costs Parties: Phillip Crossman (First Appellant) Seniors Provident Pty Ltd (Second Appellant) Metro Finance Pty Ltd (Third Appellant) Metro Finance (NZ) Pty Ltd (Fourth Appellant) John Sheahan (First Respondent) Ian Lock (Second Respondent) Valofo Pty Ltd (in liq) (Third Respondent) Ross Seller (Fifth Respondent) Peter Londish (Sixth Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Dr AS Bell SC with DFC Thomas (Appellants) JE Marshall SC with DR Sulan (First and Second Respondents)