Brown v Forrest [2017] NSWSC 1810

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Brown v Forrest [2017] NSWSC 1810 Hearing dates: 20 October, 24 November, 15 & 18 December 2017 Date of orders: 18 December 2017 Decision date: 18 December 2017 Jurisdiction: Equity - Applications List Before: Parker J Decision: Second defendant to reimburse first defendant for plaintiff's costs of proceedings paid out of Court in the sum of $19,348, with interest from 24 November 2017 until payment Catchwords: Civil Procedure – interpleader – sum paid into court – two claimant parties to sum – claimed equitable lien over fruits of litigation – incidence of costs – plaintiff's costs paid out of sum in court – whether costs order for reimbursement of plaintiff's costs should be made against unsuccessful claimant Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 8(b) Trustee Act 1925 (NSW), ss 95, 99 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Pt 41, Pt 43 Cases Cited: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited v S & Co [2014] NSWSC 1094 De La Rue v Hernu, Peron & Stockwell Ltd [1936] 2 KB 164; 2 All ER 411 Grogan v Orr [2001] NSWCA 114 Jackson v Richards (2005) 12 BPR 23,091; [2005] NSWSC 630 McPherson, Thom & Co v Coombie Pastoral Co Pty Ltd [1929] VLR 295 Residential Housing Corporation v Esber (2011) 80 NSWLR 69; [2011] NSWCA 25 St George Bank v Meredith [2017] NSWSC 961 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Paul Andrew Brown (Plaintiff) Tara Forrest (First Defendant) Broun Abrahams Burreket Lawyers Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Tregenza/S Feredoes (Plaintiff) J Granger (Second Defendant)