James v Phillips (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 257

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: James v Phillips (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 257 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 16 March 2017 Decision date: 16 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Pembroke J Decision: Order that the plaintiffs pay to the defendants the sum of $65,789.63. Catchwords: COSTS - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98(4) - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98(2) - lump-sum costs order - calculation on indemnity basis - recovery of costs in Federal Circuit Court – unreasonable costs - discount Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Auspine Ltd v Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 1 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Platinum Builders Pty Ltd (2008) 3 BFRA 105 EMI Records Ltd v Ian Cameron Wallace Ltd [1983] Ch 59 Essar Oilfields Services Ltd v Norscot Rig Management Pvt Ltd [2016] EWHC 2361 (Comm) Fordyce v Fordham (2006) 67 NSWLR 497 Hamilton v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd [1964] Tas SR 224 Hamod v New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Hancock v Rinehart (Lump Sum Costs) [2015] NSWSC 1640 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Ireland v Retallack (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1096 James v Phillips [2017] NSWSC 148 Norfeld v Jones (No 2) [2014] NSWSC 199 Penson v Titan National Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Texts Cited: Stuart Westgarth & Raja Balachandran, "Review of Billing Practices – The Way Forward", https://www.lawsociety.com.au/cs/groups/public/documents/internetcontent/522591.pdf Category: Costs Parties: Gaye James – first plaintiff Gary Phillips – second plaintiff Brian Phillips – first defendant Dobrinka Zlatevska – second defendant Representation: Counsel: P W Bates – for the plaintiffs D A Lloyd – for the defendants