Bamber v Hartman Pacific Pty Ltd; Bamber v Hartman Pacific Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1538

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bamber v Hartman Pacific Pty Ltd; Bamber v Hartman Pacific Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1538 Hearing dates: Written submissions dated 27 October 2017 Date of orders: 15 November 2017 Decision date: 15 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: (1) Mr and Mrs Bamber pay Hartman's costs, as agreed or assessed.

(2) All exhibits and subpoenaed material may be returned forthwith; any exhibits returned must be retained intact by the party or person that produced the material until the expiry of the time to file an appeal, or until any appeal has been determined. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs order sought – offers of compromise – Calderbank offers – no departure from usual costs order Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bamber v Hartman Pacific Pty Ltd; Bamber v Hartman Pacific Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1318 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Dean v Stockland Property Management Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 141 Kooee Communications Pty Ltd v Primus Telecommunications Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 85 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Category: Principal judgment Parties: William Duncan Bamber (Plaintiff in 2015/3199) Barbara Ann Bamber (Plaintiff in 2015/3205) Pacific Hartman Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr B Dooley SC with Ms K Balendra Mr J Downing (Defendant)