Automotive Holdings Group Ltd v Prime Constructions Australia Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2019] NSWSC 315

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Automotive Holdings Group Ltd v Prime Constructions Australia Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2019] NSWSC 315 Hearing dates: 19 March 2019 Date of orders: 26 March 2019 Decision date: 26 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: The plaintiff is ordered to pay the third defendant's costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis. Costs on the indemnity basis not ordered. The third defendant is ordered to pay the plaintiff's costs of this application. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 20.26 – offer of compromise and alternative Calderbank offer issued before trial – whether or not it was unreasonable for the plaintiff to have not accepted the offer of compromise and Calderbank offer at the time – whether an offer of compromise and Calderbank offer was a basis for awarding indemnity costs in the third defendant's favour Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98 Uniform Procedure Rules 2005, rr 20.26, 42.1, 42.2, 42.20 Cases Cited: Australian Financial Services and Leasing v Hills Industries Ltd (2014) 253 CLR 560 Automotive Holdings Group Ltd v Prime Constructions Australia Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 1960 Bruinsma v Menczer (1995) 40 NSWLR 716 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Castro v Hillery [2003] 1 Qd R 651 Curtis v Harden Shire Council (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 45 Danidale Pty Ltd v Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] VSC 552 Evans of Robb Evans & Associates v European Bank Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 170 Fabre v Lui (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 312 Hancock v Arnold; Dodd v Arnold (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 19 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No. 2) (2005) 13 VR 435 Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Ltd v International Pools Australia Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 242 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No. 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 South Western Sydney Local Health District v Gould (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 160 Taheri v Vitek (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 344 The Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] 67 NSWLR 706 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff: Automotive Holdings Group Limited First Defendant: Prime Constructions Australia Pty Limited Second Defendant: National Australia Bank Limited (ACN 004 044 937) Third Defendant: Therese Ann Tsirekas Representation: Counsel: