Warner Bros Feature Productions Pty Ltd v Kennedy Miller Mitchell Films Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 177

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Warner Bros Feature Productions Pty Ltd v Kennedy Miller Mitchell Films Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 177 Hearing dates: On the papers. Date of orders: 13 August 2018 Decision date: 13 August 2018 Before: Bathurst CJ; Beazley P; Emmett AJA Decision: Motion dismissed with costs. Catchwords: COSTS – Party/Party – Exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event – court did not rule on alternative ground relied on by applicants for a stay of proceeding – whether "some other order" for costs ought to be made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Ryde Developments Pty Ltd v The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 40 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 Warner Bros Feature Productions Pty Ltd v Kennedy Miller Mitchell Films Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 81 Category: Costs Parties: Warners Bros Feature Productions Pty Ltd (first applicant) Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (second applicant) Kennedy Miller Mitchell Films Pty Ltd (first respondent) Kennedy Miller Mitchell Services Pty Ltd (second respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Bell SC with S Free (applicants) C Withers with A Hochroth (respondents)

Solicitors: Gilbert + Tobin (applicants) Simpsons Solicitors (respondents) File Number(s): 2017/361726 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Equity Citation: [2017] NSWSC 1526 Date of Decision: 09 November 2017 Before: Hammerschlag J File Number(s): 2017/268450