Dix Gardner Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan 82053 (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 92

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dix Gardner Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan 82053 (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 92 Hearing dates: By way of written submissions Date of orders: 13 February 2018 Decision date: 13 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs of the appeal on an ordinary basis and the defendant is to pay the plaintiffs' costs of the cross appeal on an ordinary basis.

(2) Each party is to pay their own costs in relation to their submissions on costs. Catchwords: COSTS – no point in principle Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), Part 4 and Part 5 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), 20.26, 20.27, 36.17, 42.1 and 42.2 Cases Cited: Bowen Investments Pty Ltd v Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCAFC 107 Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corp Strata Plan 61288 (2014) 254 CLR 185 Chan v Acres [2015] NSWSC 1885 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Dix Gardner Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan 82053 [2017] NSWSC 940 Elias v Alloha Formwork and Construction Pty Ltd (No 3) [2017] NSWSC 1716 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Griffith v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 145 Hooker v Gilling (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 214 James & Ors v Surf Road Nominees Pty Limited & Ors (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Lewis v Nortex Pty Ltd (In Liq); Lamru Pty Ltd v Kation Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 480 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney South West Area Health Service (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 171 Moorabool Shire Council v Taitapanui (2006) 14 VR 55 Sydney City Council v Geftlick (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 374 Sydney Water v Asset Geotechnical Engineering [2013] NSWSC 1274 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Category: Costs Parties: Dix Gardner Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) Lyall Dix (Second Plaintiff) The Owners – Strata Plan 82053 (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R de Meyrick (Plaintiffs) N Kulkarni (Defendant)