Carroll v United Super Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 1101

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Carroll v United Super Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2018] NSWSC 1101 Hearing dates: 4 July 2018 Date of orders: 18 July 2018 Decision date: 18 July 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: The defendant is ordered to pay 80 per cent of the plaintiff's costs of these proceedings on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS – whether costs should follow the event – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, rr 20.26 and 42.14 – whether two offers of compromise found a basis for awarding indemnity costs in the plaintiff's favour – whether the plaintiff should be deprived of the whole or part of his costs by reason of his conduct of the litigation – what costs order should be made in the circumstances. Legislation Cited: Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth), s 57 Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), s 52(7)(d) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 20.26, 42.14(2) Cases Cited: Ayran v Nguyen [2001] NSWCA 5 Carroll v United Super Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 403 Degmam Pty Ltd (in liq) v Wright (No. 2) [1983] 2 NSWLR 354 GR Vaughan (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Vogt [2006] NSWCA 263 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (QBE insurance (Australia) Ltd) (No. 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No. 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: Nicholas Carroll First Defendant: United Super Pty Ltd (ABN 46 006 261 623) Second Defendant: Hannover Life Re of Australasia Ltd (ABN 37 062 395 484) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: A. Coombes Defendants: B. Nolan