Dylan Mann & Co Pty Ltd as trustee for the Mann Family Trust v Tiejag Pty Limited as trustee for the Skeihy Khoury Family Trust (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1514

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dylan Mann & Co Pty Ltd as trustee for the Mann Family Trust v Tiejag Pty Limited as trustee for the Skeihy Khoury Family Trust (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1514 Hearing dates: 9 October 2018 Decision date: 11 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Ball J Decision: The defendant pay 80 per cent of the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings (including the cross-claim filed on 23 November 2015) Catchwords: COSTS – Party/Party – General rule that costs follow the event – Application of the rule and discretion – General principles – Where the parties agree to pay costs on a different basis Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dylan Mann & Co Pty Ltd as trustee for the Mann Family Trust v Tiejag Pty Limited as trustee for the Skeihy Khoury Family Trust [2018] NSWSC 1334 Griffith v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 145 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Kyabram Property Investments Pty Limited v Murray [2005] NSWCA 87 Leda Holdings Pty Ltd v Oraka Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 444 Monie v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 15 Turkmani v Visvalingam (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 279 Waters v P C Henderson (Australia) Pty Ltd (1994) 254 ALR 328; [1994] NSWCA 338 Category: Costs Parties: Dylan Mann & Co Pty Ltd as trustee for the Mann Family Trust ACN 119 987 978 (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Tiejag Pty Limited as trustee for the Skeihy Khoury Family Trust ACN 088 689 203 (Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Dylan Mann (Second Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AD Crossland (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendants) J Darams (Defendant/Cross-Claimant)