Advanced National Services Pty Ltd v Daintree Contractors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 105

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Advanced National Services Pty Ltd v Daintree Contractors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 105 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 05 April 2019 Decision date: 05 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph 61. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – costs – exercise of discretion – Calderbank offers by defendant – judgment sum less than settlement sum offered - whether plaintiff's rejection unreasonable – whether circumstances generally warranted departure from usual order that costs follow the event. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1976] Fam 93 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Council of City of Liverpool v Turano (No.2) [2009] NSWCA 176 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No.2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Jones v Bradley (No.2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Ofria v Cameron (No.2) [2008] NSWCA 242 SMEC Testing v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Category: Costs Parties: Advanced National Services Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) Daintree Contractors Pty Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr J Young (Plaintiff) Mr C Conde (Defendant)

Solicitors: Fontgalland Lawyers (Plaintiff) HWL Ebsworth Lawyers (Defendant) File Number(s): 2017/256961