The Pharmacy Guild of Australia v Ramsay Health Care Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1398

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Pharmacy Guild of Australia v Ramsay Health Care Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1398 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 17 October 2019 Decision date: 17 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Ward CJ in Eq Decision: 1. Order that the plaintiffs pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — successful application for dismissal of proceedings – r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – held that declaratory relief as to criminal conduct should not be entertained

COSTS — Party/Party — Bases of quantification — Ordinary basis – whether apportionment of costs is warranted Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), sch 5 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 42.1 Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Dodds Family Investments Pty Ltd (formerly Solar Tint Pty Ltd) v Lane Industries Pty Ltd Fordyce v Fordham (2006) 67 NSWLR 497; [2006] NSWCA 274 In the matter of Optimisation Australia Pty Ltd (Costs) [2018] NSWSC 280 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Stena Rederi Aktiebolag v Austal Ships Sales Pty Ltd [2007] FCA 1141 The Pharmacy Guild of Australia v Ramsay Health Care Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1045 Trade Practices Commission v Nicholas Enterprises Pty Ltd (No 3) (1979) 28 ALR 201; (1979) 42 FLR 213; (1979) ATPR 40-141 Category: Costs Parties: The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (First Plaintiff) George Parker t/as Priceline Pharmacy Nowra (Second Plaintiff) South Grafton Pharmacy Pty Ltd atf the South Grafton Pharmacy Trust Trading as Southside Pharmacy and Masen's Pharmacy (Third Plaintiff) Jennifer Anne Nelson t/as Coady's Pharmacy (Fourth Plaintiff) Ramsay Health Care Limited (First Defendant) Ramsay Pharmacy Retail Services Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Pharmire Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Lekarna Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: IE Davidson SC with JE Curtin and A Mykkeltvedt (Plaintiffs) B Walker SC with D Sulan and B Hancock (Defendants)