Gillian Fisher-Pollard by her tutor Miles Fisher-Pollard v Piers Fisher-Pollard [2018] NSWSC 807

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gillian Fisher-Pollard by her tutor Miles Fisher-Pollard v Piers Fisher-Pollard [2018] NSWSC 807 Hearing dates: 28 May 2018 Decision date: 06 June 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [49] and [50] Catchwords: COSTS – party / party – indemnity costs – offers of compromise or Calderbank Offers – whether a genuine offer of compromise – whether unreasonable not to accept offer

COSTS – appropriate principles and considerations –lump sum or gross costs order – appropriate discount to lump sum or gross costs order Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ann Ross v John William Padget [2016] NSWSC 1851 Cultus Petroleum v OMV Australia [1999] NSWSC 435 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397; [1988] FCA 202 Hamod v The State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Seller v Jones [2014] NSWCA 19 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Costs Parties: Gillian Fisher-Pollard by her tutor Miles Fisher-Pollard (Plaintiff) Piers Fisher-Pollard (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Knackstredt (Plaintiff) P Fisher-Pollard (Defendant, self represented)