Renton v Kelly [2018] NSWSC 1377

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Renton v Kelly [2018] NSWSC 1377 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 06 September 2018 Decision date: 06 September 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. No order as to costs. Catchwords: COSTS – Party/Party – Application for preliminary discovery resolved without need for contested hearing – Application for costs based on alleged unreasonableness of defendant's conduct – No general rule in relation to orders for costs on preliminary discovery applications – No order as to costs made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56, 98 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), ss 198F, 232, 237 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 5.3, 5.4, 5.8, 42.1 Cases Cited: Boulos v Carter [2005] NSWSC 891; 54 ACSR 827 Gooley v Breda Pty Ltd (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1505 Guest v Guest (No 2) [2016] VSC 76 Hardy v Gillette [1976] VR 392 Holman v Holman (1964) 81 (WN) (Pt 1) (NSW) 374 J & A Vaughan Super Pty Ltd v Becton Property Group Ltd [2013] FCA 340 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] HCA 8 Liu v The Age Company Ltd (2016) 92 NSWLR 679; [2016] NSWCA 115 Nichols v NFS Agribusiness Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 84 ObjectiVision Pty Limited v Visionsearch Pty Limited (No 3) [2015] FCA 304 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (Cth); Ex Parte Lai Qin (1997) 187 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Repatriation Commission v Reid (1984) 54 ALR 157 Richards v Jager [1909] VLR 140 Sheahan v Woulfe [1927] St R Qd 128 Steffen v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited [2009] NSWSC 883 Swinburne v David Syme & Co [1909] VLR 550 Young v Medical Board of Australia [2010] VSC 584 Category: Costs Parties: Frederick William Renton (First Plaintiff) Dinomyte Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Frederick Norman Kelly (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D M Farrar (Solicitor) (Plaintiffs) Mr J Dooley (Defendant)