Apthorpe v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited & Ors (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 390

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Apthorpe v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited & Ors (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 390 Hearing dates: 14 June 2019 Date of orders: 09 August 2019 Decision date: 09 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: See paragraph [73] for costs orders. Catchwords: COSTS – orders for costs where a party acted unreasonably in complicated personal injury proceedings involving multiple defendants – indemnity cost orders Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56, s 98 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 50C, s 50D Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 20.32 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151D Cases Cited: Apthorpe v QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited & Ors [2019] NSWDC 135 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Mahenthirasa v State Rail Authority of NSW (No 2) (2008) 72 NSWLR 73; [2008] NSWCA 201 Nowlan v Marsland Transport Pty Ltd (2001) NSWLR 116; [2001] NSWCA 346 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Sheridan v Colin Biggers & Paisley [2019] NSWSC 621 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 White v Overland [2001] FCA 1333 Category: Costs Parties: Kenneth Charles Apthorpe (Plaintiff) QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited (First defendant) HTE (Aust) Pty Limited (Second defendant) Christopher Wright (Third defendant) Burtwin Pty Ltd (Fourth defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr G Petty SC (Plaintiff) Mr S McCarthy (First defendant) Mr D Lloyd (Second defendant) Mr N Polin SC (Third defendant) Mr S Harris, solicitor (Fourth defendant)