Galati v Deans (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1861

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Galati v Deans (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 1861 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 04 December 2018 Decision date: 04 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: (1) Order the cross-claimants to pay half of EJC's costs of the hearing on 16 October 2018 of its notice of motion dated 11 September 2018 and any additional costs relating to the pleading aspects in respect of which relief was sought in that notice of motion. Catchwords: COSTS – Party/Party – General rule that costs follow the event – Application of the rule and discretion Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.28, 42.1 Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Limited v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Bowen Investments Pty Ltd v Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (No 2) [2008] FCAFC 107 Corbett Court Pty Ltd v Quasar Constructions (NSW) Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1423 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd (formerly Solar Tint Pty Ltd) v Lane Industries Pty Ltd (1993) 26 IPR 261 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 322 Fexuto Pty Ltd v Bosnjak Holdings Pty Ltd (No 3) (1998) 30 ACSR 20 Galati v Deans [2018] NSWSC 1600 Golding v Vella (No 2) [2001] NSWSC 731 Hodge v TCN Channel 9 Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 1272 Hooker v Grilling (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 214 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; 97 ALR 45; [1990] HCA 59 Lenning v Alexander Proudfoot Co World Headquarters [1991] NSWCA 172 NRMA Ltd v Morgan (No 3) [1999] NSWSC 768 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; 152 ALR 83; [1998] HCA 11 Owners Strata Plan No 64970 v Austruc Constructions Ltd (No 5) [2010] NSWSC 568 Roache v News Group Newspapers Ltd [1998] E.M.L.R. 161 Sayour v Elliott (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 146 Short v Crawley (No 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 Standard Commodities Pty Ltd v Societe Socinter Department Centragel [2005] NSWSC 493; 54 ACSR 496 Stena Rederi Aktiebolag v Austal Ships Sales Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1141 Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 3) (1979) 28 ALR 201; 42 FLR 213; (1979) ATPR 40-141 Category: Costs Parties: Robert Paton Deans (First Defendant/First Cross-Claimant) Fishbank Development Corporation Pty Limited (Second Defendant/Second Cross-Claimant) EJC Pyrmont Pty Ltd (Tenth Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Withers (Tenth Cross-Defendant/Applicant on motion) M Einfeld SC with P Barham (Cross-Claimants/Respondents on motion)