Bradcorp Wilton Park Pty Limited v Country Garden Wilton West Pty Limited (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1640

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Bradcorp Wilton Park Pty Limited v Country Garden Wilton West Pty Limited (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1640 Hearing dates: 6 November 2019; further written submissions ending 8 November 2019 Date of orders: 22 November 2019 Decision date: 22 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Commercial List Before: Parker J Decision: See [50]. Catchwords: COSTS – indemnity costs – offers of compromise – requirement for discount in "walk away" offers – Uniform Civil Procedural Rules, rr 42.14, 42.15A. Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Part 52, r 17(4) Uniform Civil Procedural Rules, rr 20.26, 20.26(5)(b), 42.14, 42.15A, 42.16, Dictionary Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 3(1) Cases Cited: Boateng v Dharamdas [2019] NSWCA 233 Curtis v Harden Shire Council (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 45 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 Manly Council v Byrne (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 227 Prospect Resources Ltd v Molyneux [2015] NSWCA 171 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Refrigerated Roadways Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 336 Robb Evans v European Bank Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 170 Schepis v Commonwealth of Australia [2013] NSWCA 354 Taheri v Vitek (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 344 The Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd (No 2) (2006) 67 NSWLR 706; [2006] NSWCA 120 Tickell v Trifleska Pty Ltd (1990) 25 NSWLR 353 Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd v Union Insurance Co Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 358 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Costs Parties: Bradcorp Wilton Park Pty Limited (Plaintiff) Country Garden Wilton West Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Country Garden Australia Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Newlinds SC/D Hughes/L Rich (Plaintiff) MJ Darke SC/R Yezerski (First Defendant and Second Defendant)