ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v Howell; GFI Australia Pty Ltd v Cotton (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1061

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v Howell; GFI Australia Pty Ltd v Cotton (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1061 Hearing dates: On the papers; submissions received 15 and 16 August 2019 Decision date: 19 August 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: No order as to costs Catchwords: COSTS – where plaintiff successful on motion – where little of substance achieved Cases Cited: Expense Reduction Analysts Group Pty Ltd v Armstrong Strategic Management and Marketing Pty Ltd (2013) 205 CLR 303; [2013] HCA 46 ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v Howell; GFI Australia Pty Ltd v Cotton [2019] NSWSC 1024 Moubarak by his tutor Coorey v Holt (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 188 Category: Costs Parties: In 2018/148259: ICAP Australia Pty Ltd (First Plaintiff) ICAP Brokers Pty Ltd (Second Plaintiff) Bradley Howell (First Defendant) John Kalaf (Second Defendant) GFI Australia Pty Ltd (Third Defendant)

In 2019/30257: GFI Australia Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/First Cross-Defendant) Matthew Cotton (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Angus McGilvray (Second Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Mark Pisani (Third Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Oliver Gilbert (Fourth Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Oliver Temperton (Fifth Defendant/Cross-Claimant) Matthew Ferris (Sixth Defendant/Cross-Claimant) ICAP Australia Pty Ltd (Seventh Defendant) Bradley Howell (Second Cross-Defendant) John Kalaf (Third Cross-Defendant) Representation: Counsel in 2018/148259: A Coleman SC with P Gaffney (Plaintiffs) R Foreman with K Boyd (Third Defendant)