Vardas v Coshott & Ors (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 425

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Vardas v Coshott & Ors (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 425 Hearing dates: 24 February 2017 Date of orders: 19 April 2017 Decision date: 19 April 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: Orders made for costs on an indemnity basis. Gross sum costs order made in the sum of $60,000. Catchwords: FINAL RELIEF AND COSTS – judgment delivered declaring defendants in breach of Deed of Release by commencing a costs assessment – successful plaintiff seeks indemnity costs and a gross sum costs – whether indemnity costs should be awarded in the circumstances – whether a gross sum costs order should be made in the circumstances. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 98(4)(c) Legal Profession Act (NSW) 1987 (repealed) Legal Profession Act (NSW) 2004 (repealed) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act (NSW) 2014 Uniform Procedure Rules (NSW) 2005, R 42.1 Cases Cited: Bitek Pty Ltd v IConnect Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 506 Colgate-Palmolive Company v Cussons Pty Limited (1993) 46 FCR 225 David Securities Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1992) 175 CLR 353 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Vardas v Coshott & Ors [2017] NSWSC 29 Velissaris v Fitzgerald [2008] VSCA 152 Ventouris Enterprises Pty Ltd v Dib Group Pty Ltd (No. 3) [2010] NSWSC 1479 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: George John Vardas First Defendant: Robert Gilbert Coshott Second Defendant: Ljiljana Coshott Third defendant: Chris Wall (in his capacity as Costs Assessor) Fourth Defendant: The Manager, Costs Assessment Representation: Counsel: