AB v Keanes (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 765

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: AB v Keanes (No 2) [2019] NSWDC 765 Hearing dates: 6 December 2019 Date of orders: 19 December 2019 Decision date: 19 December 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Dicker SC DCJ Decision: (1) The oral application for indemnity costs made by the defendant is dismissed. (2) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the oral application for indemnity costs as agreed or assessed. (3) The costs order made in favour of the plaintiff on 20 November 2019 is confirmed. Catchwords: Costs – offers of compromise – whether judgment "no more favourable" than offer – whether order "otherwise" is appropriate – service of further medical reports - illness of the plaintiff's tutor during offer period Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: AB v Keanes [2019] NSWDC 693 Azar v Kathirgamalingan [2012] NSWCA 429 Boateng v Dharamdas [2019] NSWCA 233 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Fairall v Hobbs (No 2) [2017] NSWCA 133 Gray v Hobson (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 131 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd) (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 NRMA Insurance for the Nominal Defendant v Al-Bayati (No 2) [2019] NSWCA 14 Russell v Edwards (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 52 Smith v NRMA Insurance [2016] NSWCA 250 South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Trustee for the Salvation Army (NSW) Property Trust v Becker (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 194 Vale v Eggins (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 12 Category: Costs Parties: AB by her Tutor BB (Plaintiff) Lynette Keanes (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Canceri (Plaintiff) D Hanna (Defendant) (written submissions); A Parker (oral submissions on 6 December 2019)