Baker & Provan Defence Pty Limited v Supacat Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 387

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Baker & Provan Defence Pty Limited v Supacat Pty Limited [2020] NSWSC 387 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 09 April 2020 Decision date: 09 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Equity Before: Henry J Decision: Costs of the plaintiff's notice of motion for discovery filed on 9 December 2019 be costs in the cause Catchwords: COSTS - cost orders in interlocutory proceedings - where discovery orders made by consent following hearing on some issues in dispute - where both parties achieved some success at the hearing - costs in the cause Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 56-60, 98 Practice Note SC Eq 3 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 42.1, 42.7 Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich [2003] NSWSC 297 Cellarit Pty Ltd v Cawarrah Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] NSWCA 266 Gambro Pty Ltd v Fresenius Medical Care Australia Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 581 Hamod v State of New South Wales (2002) 188 ALR 659; [2002] FCA 424 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72; [1998] HCA 11 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs: Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Costs Parties: Baker & Provan Defence Pty Limited (plaintiff) Supacat Pty Limited (defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Sheldon (plaintiff) E Glover (defendant)