Hurford Hardwood Kempsey Pty Ltd v Kempsey Timbers (Sawmilling) Pty Ltd (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1331

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hurford Hardwood Kempsey Pty Ltd v Kempsey Timbers (Sawmilling) Pty Ltd (No 4) [2019] NSWSC 1331 Hearing dates: On the papers; submissions received 27 and 30 September 2019 Decision date: 02 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Stevenson J Decision: Plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the plaintiff's notice of motion of 12 September 2019 Catchwords: COSTS – party/party – exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event – unsuccessful application for a freezing order – whether successful defendant engaged in disentitling conduct Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Armstrong v Boulton [1990] VR 215 Bostock v Ramsey Urban District Council [1900] 2 QB 616 Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 266 Donald Campbell & Co Ltd v Pollak [1927] AC 732 Forbes v Samuel [1913] 3 KB 706 Hobbs v Marlowe [1978] AC 16 Hurford Hardwood Kempsey Pty Ltd v Kempsey Timbers (Sawmilling) Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1069 Hurford Hardwood Kempsey Pty Ltd v Kempsey Timbers (Sawmilling) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2019] NSWSC 1285 Jenkins v Hope [1896] 1 Ch 278 Jones v McKie [1964] 1 WLR 960; [1964] 2 All ER 842 Keddie v Foxall [1955] VLR 320 King & Co v Gillard & Co [1905] 2 Ch 7 Lollis v Loulatzis (No 2) [2008] VSC 35 Moseley v AB (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1812 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Category: Costs Parties: Hurford Hardwood Kempsey Pty Ltd (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant/Applicant) Kempsey Timbers (Sawmilling) Pty Ltd (First Defendant/Cross-Claimant/Respondent) Kempsey Timbers Pty Ltd (Second Defendant/Cross-Claimant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M McCall (Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant/Applicant) R Glasson (Defendants/Cross-Claimants/Respondents)