Edward Moses Obeid Snr v David Andrew Ipp [2017] NSWSC 271

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Edward Moses Obeid Snr v David Andrew Ipp [2017] NSWSC 271 Hearing dates: 20 March 2017 Decision date: 20 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hammerschlag J Decision: The Plaintiffs are to pay the First Defendant's costs of the proceedings on the indemnity basis. The Plaintiffs are to pay the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Defendants' costs of the proceedings (as assessed or agreed) on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – basis for ordering – where Plaintiffs made grave allegations of misconduct which were either abandoned without explanation or held to be without merit – indemnity costs warranted. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Edward Moses Obeid Snr v David Andrew Ipp [2016] NSWSC 1376 Category: Costs Parties: Edward Moses Obeid Snr - First Plaintiff Moses Edward Obeid - Second Plaintiff Paul Edward Obeid - Third Plaintiff Edward Joseph Obeid Jnr - Fourth Plaintiff David Andrew Ipp - First Defendant Geoffrey Maurice Watson - Second Defendant Grant Lockley - Third Defendant Paul Anthony Grainger - Fourth Defendant The State of New South Wales - Sixth Defendant The Independent Commission Against Corruption - Seventh Defendant Representation: Counsel: C R C Newlinds SC with D R Sulan and A J O'Brien - Plaintiffs B Walker SC with S Free and P Herzfeld - First Defendant D A McLure SC with P G Sharp - Second Defendant P Braham SC with R Scruby - Third Defendant E Cheeseman SC with J Hutton and Ms S Patterson - Fourth and Sixth Defendants J K Kirk SC with A M Mitchelmore and C E Winnett - Seventh Defendant