Jackson v KAH Australia Pty Ltd t/as Bayview Boulevard Sydney (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 204

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jackson v KAH Australia Pty Ltd t/as Bayview Boulevard Sydney (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 204 Hearing dates: By way of written submissions Date of orders: 28 February 2018 Decision date: 28 February 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The costs order made on 23 June 2017 is vacated and in lieu thereof I make an order that the first defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs in respect of these proceedings on an ordinary basis up to and including 15 June 2015 and from 16 June 2015, the plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs assessed on an indemnity basis.

(2) The first defendant's costs are assessed at a gross sum of $140,000.

(3) In so far as submissions on costs are concerned, the first defendant and the second defendant are to pay their own costs.

The Court declares that:

(4) The second defendant has an equitable lien over the plaintiff's judgment moneys in the sum of $94,533.05 and its solicitor/client costs for acting for the plaintiff. Catchwords: COSTS – whether valid offer of compromise made or whether Calderbank offer – whether discretionary power of setoff to be exercised – whether gross sum costs order to be made - fruits of the action lien – whether Shine Lawyers entitled to equitable lien over the judgment monies Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Application Act 2014 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Abbott trading as Piper Alderman v Pilot Development Corporation Pty Limited (in liq) [2006] NSWSC 1178 Australian Beverage Distributors v Evans & Tate Premium Wines Pty Limited [2006] NSWSC 560 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Colquhoun v District Court of New South Wales (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 54 Chaina v Presbyterian Church (NSW) Property Trust (No. 26) [2014] NSWSC 1009 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Frangieh [2017] NSWSC 252 Dodds v Premier Sports Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2004] NSWSC 389 Edwards Madigan Torillo Briggs Pty Ltd v Stack [2003] NSWCA 302 Evans Shire Council v Richardson [2006] NSWCA 61 Firth v Centrelink [2002] NSWSC 564; (2002) 55 NSWLR 451 Gadens Ridgeway v Paroulakis (1992) 15 Fam LR 586 Gertig v Davies (2003) 85 SASR 226 Goldberg v Beckett (2015) NSWSC 1966 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Limited (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 Jackson v KAH Australia Pty Ltd t/as Bayview Boulevard Sydney [2017] NSWSC 747 Lahoud v Lahoud [2012] NSWSC 284 Mainteck Services Pty Limited v Stein Heurtey SA [2013] NSWSC 1165 Neville v Lam [2014] NSWSC 1088 Perisher Blue Pty Limited v Nair Smith (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 268 Roam Australia Pty Ltd v Telstra Corporation Ltd (1997) FCA 980 Sherborne Estate (No 2): Vanvalen v Neaves (2005) 65 NSWLR 268, 275 Starr-Diamond v Talus Diamond (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 811 Ticket v Trifleska Pty Limited (1990) 25 NSWLR 353 Twigg v Keady (1996) 135 FLR 257 Uber BV & Anor v Howarth (No.2) [2017] NSWSC 889 Watkins Limited v Caicaria Pty Limited (1983) 78 FLR 417 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188 Ziliotto v Hakim [2013] NSWCA 359 Category: Costs Parties: Liana Renae Jackson (Plaintiff) KAH Australia Pty Ltd t/as Bayview Boulevard Sydney (Defendant) Shine Lawyers (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N Chen SC (First Defendant) J Cohen (Second Defendant)