Y Primavera v T Bakos & Anor [2019] NSWSC 1053

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Y Primavera v T Bakos & Anor [2019] NSWSC 1053 Hearing dates: Written submissions 24 July 2019 Decision date: 16 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Corporations List Before: Black J Decision: The First Defendant to pay the Plaintiff the sum of $69,566.18, plus interest on a specified basis. The First Defendant to pay 60% of the Plaintiff's costs of the proceedings, as agreed or as assessed, on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS – party/party – percentage apportionment of costs – where plaintiff has had success in a modest amount – where proceedings could have been conducted in a significantly shorter and cheaper manner – determination of apportionment of costs. Legislation Cited: - Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 100 - Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 471B, 477 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: - Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 - Break Fast Investments Pty Ltd v Giannopoulos (No 7) [2012] NSWSC 495 - Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 266 - Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 - Heath v Greenacre Business Park Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 34 - LGS v Barbagallo (No 4) [2013] NSWSC 311 - Lukaszewicz v Polish Club Limited [2019] NSWSC 860 - Mobis Parts Australia Pty Ltd v XL Insurance Company SE (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 19 - Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 - Primavera v Bakos [2019] NSWSC 825 - Re Metal Storm Ltd (subject to deed of company arrangement) [2014] NSWSC 1170 - Ryde Developments Pty Ltd v The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 40 - Saraceni v Mentha [2013] WASC 95 (S) Category: Costs Parties: Yelena Primavera (Plaintiff) Tanya Bakos (First Defendant) Andrew Hugh Jenner Wily in his capacity as liquidator of Best in Pressure Care Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: L Gor (Plaintiff) H Grace (First Defendant)