Slattery v Fordyce; Fordyce v Slattery (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1729

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Slattery v Fordyce; Fordyce v Slattery (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1729 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 05 December 2019 Decision date: 05 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: The Court makes the following orders:

(1) The plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs of the appeal on the ordinary basis. There otherwise be no order as to costs of the appeal.

(2) The first, second and third cross defendants to pay the cross claimant's costs of the cross appeal on the ordinary basis.

(3) The plaintiff / first cross defendant and the second and third cross defendants to pay the first defendant / cross claimant's costs of this application for costs. Catchwords: COSTS Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: China Shipping (Aust) Agency Co PtyLt d v D V Kelly Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 1557 Develtor Property Group Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2001] NSWLEC 47 Fitter v Public Trustee [2007] NSWSC 1487 Kisimul Holdings Pty Ltd v Clear Position Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 317 Moseley v AB (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 1812 Trust Company of Australia Ltd v Perpetual Trustees (WA) Ltd (No 2) (1995) 36 NSWLR 654 Category: Costs Parties: The Appeal

Rhonda Daily Slattery (Plaintiff) Paul Mervyn Fordyce trading as PMF Legal (First Defendant) Bennett Joseph Slattery (Second Defendant) Dee-Tech Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) Bright Star Laundry Pty Ltd (Fourth Defendant)