Ng v Cheng [2019] NSWSC 280

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ng v Cheng [2019] NSWSC 280 Hearing dates: 5 March 2019 Decision date: 20 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Vary the orders made on 5 March 2019, such that the applicant pay the respondent's costs of the notice of motion for summary dismissal on the indemnity basis from 16 November 2018. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Application pursuant to r 13.4 UCPR for summary dismissal of cross-claim as against second cross-claimant –– application dismissed with costs –– pleadings taken at their highest –– not established that cause of action against second cross-defendant is untenable or doomed to failure

COSTS — Application for indemnity costs —Calderbank offers –– whether genuine offer of compromise and whether unreasonable for second cross-defendant not to accept the offer –– costs of the summary dismissal application ordered on an indemnity basis Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 127 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 13.4 Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333; (1975) 3 WLR 586 Catherine Margaret Thorn, as executrix of the Estate of the late Betty McAuley v Ian Geoffrey Boyd and Dawn Kathleen Boyd [2016] NSWSC 1344 Chalmers v Pardoe [1963] 1 WLR 677 Commercial Bank of Australia Limited v Amadio (1982-1983) 151 CLR 447 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd [1988] FCA 364; 81 ALR 397 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd [No. 2] [2005] NSWCA 375 Irvine v Scaysbrook [2005] NSWSC 565 John Alexander's Clubs Pty Ltd v While City Tennis Club Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 1; [2010] HCA 19 Klain v Mobbs (No 2) [2008] NSWSC 599 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Morris v Morris [1982] 1 NSWLR 61 Ren v Jiang (2014) 104 ACSR 149 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Amy Pui Yi Ng (First Plaintiff/First Cross-defendant) Mable Hui Qing Cheng (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-defendant) Sunny Chang Wei Cheng (Defendant/Cross-claimant) Representation: Counsel: J Neo (Solicitor) (Second Plaintiff/Second Cross-defendant; Applicant on motion) JC Lee (Defendant/Cross-claimant; Respondent on motion)