Callaway v Callaway; The Estate of Aileen Margaret Callaway (No. 2) [2019] NSWSC 1295

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Callaway v Callaway; The Estate of Aileen Margaret Callaway (No. 2) [2019] NSWSC 1295 Hearing dates: 24 September 2019 Date of orders: 27 September 2019 Decision date: 27 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Slattery J Decision: Make no additional costs orders. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – Calderbank offer issued before trial – the Calderbank letter offered the same outcome as was achieved in the proceedings – whether a Calderbank offer was a basis for awarding indemnity costs in the plaintiff/cross-defendant's favour. Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Callaway v Callaway; The Estate of Aileen Margaret Callaway [2019] NSWSC 1275 Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 Evans of Robb Evans & Associates v European Bank Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 170 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 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No. 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 The Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] 67 NSWLR 706; [2006] NSWCA 120 Walker v Harwood [2017] NSWCA 228 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant: Martin Garry Callaway Defendant/Cross-Claimant: Trevor John Callaway Estate of Aileen Margaret Callaway Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant: S. Chapple Defendant/Cross-Claimant: R.J. Colquhoun; G. Scott-London