Murgolo v AAI Ltd t/as AAMI (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1567

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Murgolo v AAI Ltd t/as AAMI (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1567 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 15 November 2019 Decision date: 15 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: Order 2 of the six orders I made on 18 April 2019 is varied as follows:

(1) The plaintiff is to the pay the first defendant's costs of these proceedings including the first defendant's motion filed 23 October 2018, on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – summary dismissal – claim statute-barred – whether should have been apparent to plaintiff that proceedings had no real prospects of success – whether delinquency or unreasonableness on behalf of plaintiff – whether proceedings an abuse of process Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s98(1)(a),(b) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), 601AG Limitation Act1969 (NSW), s50D(1)(b) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW),Pt 42, r 13.4, r 42.1, r 42.5 Cases Cited: Chaina v Alvaro Homes Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 353 Fountain Selected Meat (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397; [1988] FCA 364 Hamod v State of New South Wales (2002) 188 ALR 659; [2002] FCA 424 Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Ltd v International Pools Australia Ltd (1995) 36 NSWLR 242 Insurance Australia Ltd v Dent [2019] NSWCA 134 Murgolo v AAI Ltd t/as AAMI [2019] NSWSC 406 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Category: Costs Parties: Gaetano Murgolo (Plaintiff) AAI Ltd t/as AAMI (First Defendant) Proline Building – Commercial Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr B D Dooley SC with J C Lee (Plaintiff) Mr R Perla (First Defendant) Mr R G Gambi (Second Defendant)