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Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd (No 2)

Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd (No 2)

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AGLC: Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VSC 640
Case: [2023] VSC 640
Decision Date: 3 November 2023

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Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VSC 640

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Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd (Costs) [2025] VSC 352

Cases Citing This Decision

General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd v Beecham Motors Pty Ltd [2024] VSCA 177
Citation 1 (Para 5)

…including 14 July 2023, to be taxed failing agreement’.[3] [1] Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 640 (‘Reasons’). [2]Reasons [81]. [3]Order dated 15 November 2023.…
Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd (Costs) [2025] VSC 352
Citation 2 (Para 1)

…y meaning.[4] The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal.[5] [4] Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden Australia NSC Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VSC 640. [5] General Motors Holden v Beecham Motors Pty Ltd [2024] VSCA 177.…

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The J & P Marlow (No 2) Pty Ltd v Joseph Hayes & Andrew McCabe in their capacity as joint and several liquidators of Peak Invest Pty Ltd (in liq), Five Islands Invest Pty Ltd (in liq), Surry Hills Pub Invest Pty.. [2023] NSWCA 117
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…buted commercial purpose may not be used by a court to give to the words of a contract a meaning that they cannot reasonably bear.’[31] [30][2023] NSWCA 117, [76] (‘ Marlow ’). [31] Marlow , [79].…
Pigozzo v Mineral Resources Ltd [2022] FCA 1166
Citation 2 (Para 1)

…of pending legal proceedings may be privileged even if not expressly conducted on a without prejudice basis.[47] [46] Pigozzo v Mineral Resources Ltd [2022] FCA 1166, [160] per Feutrill J; White v Overland [2001] FCA 1835, [91] per Allsop J. [47] Rodgers v Rodgers (1964) 114 CLR 608 at 614 per McTiernan, Taylor an…
Gonzalez v The Queen [2022] VSCA 110
Citation 3 (Para 1)

…offer of compromise is accepted, and in the absence of an express confidentiality clause, ‘the cat’s out of the bag’. [38] Gonzalez v The Queen [2022] VSCA 110, [32]; Old Papa’s Franchise Systems Pty Ltd v Camisa Nominees Pty Ltd [2003] WASCA, [92].…
Cantor v Audi Australia Pty Limited (No 7) [2022] FCA 317
Citation 4

…Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 640; Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc [2018] FCA 379; Cantor v Audi Australia Pty Limited (No 7) [2022] FCA 317.…
Jenkings v Northern Territory of Australia (No 4) [2021] FCA 839
Citation 5

…The comments of Mortimer J in Jenkings v Northern Territory of Australia (No 4),[45] (‘ Jenkings ’) support disclosure of the Settlement Sum: [45][2021] FCA 839, [88].…
Clime Capital Limited v UGL Pty Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 257
Citation 6

…[43] Clime Capital Limited v UGL Pty Limited (No 2) [2020] FCA 257.…
Binaray Pty Ltd (ACN 119 724 211) as Trustee for the Allen Family Trust v RAMS Financial Group Pty Limited (ACN 105 207 538) [2019] QSC 280
Citation 7 (Para 1)

…tments Pty Ltd (Costs) [2014] VSC 107, [14]; White v Director of Housing [2003] VSC 124, [17]; Binaray Pty Ltd v RAMS Financial Group Pty Limited [2019] QSC 280, [30].…
Northern Territory v Sangare [2019] HCA 25
Citation 8 (Para 1)

…emnity against the expense of litigation that should not, in justice, have been visited upon that party’.[22] [22] Northern Territory v Sangare (2019) 265 CLR 164, [25].…
Mid-Coast Council v Fitch Ratings, Inc [2019] FCA 1261
Citation 9 (Para 1)

…tings where Lee J indicated that the existence of the other proceedings may themselves be enough to warrant confidentiality orders.[37] [37][2019] FCA 1261, [18] (‘ Fitch ’).…
Tredrea v KPMG Financial Advisory Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 640
Citation 10 (Para 1)

…) can and have been made.[36] [36]For example, Hodges v Waters (No 7) [2015] FCA 264; Tredrea v KPMG Advisory Services (Australia) Pty Limited (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 640; Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc [2018] FCA 379.…
Terravision Pty Ltd v Black Box Control Pty Ltd [No 5] [2018] WASC 340
Citation 11 (Para 1)

…pay costs in a settlement agreement.[4] [4] Thomas v Powercor (No 9) [2012] VSC 207, [7]-[8]; Terravision Pty Ltd v Black Box Control Pty Ltd [No 5] [2018] WASC 340, [29]-[31].…
Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc (Formerly McGraw-hill Financial, Inc) (A Company Incorporated in New York) [2018] FCA 379
Citation 12 (Para 1)

…A 264; Tredrea v KPMG Advisory Services (Australia) Pty Limited (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 640; Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc [2018] FCA 379.…
Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd [2017] HCA 12
Citation 13 (Para 1)

…nces is admissible to assist with interpretation if the language is ambiguous.[17] [15] Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd ; (2017) 261 CLR 544, [16] (‘ Ecosse ’). [16] Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104, [46], [49] (‘ Mount Bruce ’). [17] Codelfa Const…
Zhang v ROC Services (NSW) Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 370
Citation 14 (Para 1)

…na [2003] NSWSC 64, [78] citing G L Nederland (Asia) Pty Ltd v Expertise Events Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 62, [27]; Zhang v ROC Services (NSW) Pty Ltd (2016) 93 NSWLR 561, [140].…
Oldham v Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 1101
Citation 15

…[42] Cannon v Griffiths & Ors (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1329; Oldham v Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 1101; Hodges v Waters (No 7) [2015] FCA 264; Tredrea v KPMG Financial Advisory Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 640; Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc [2018] FCA…
Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd [2015] HCA 37
Citation 16 (Para 1)

…Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd ; (2017) 261 CLR 544, [16] (‘ Ecosse ’). [16] Mount Bruce Mining Pty Ltd v Wright Prospecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104, [46], [49] (‘ Mount Bruce ’). [17] Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337, 352 (‘ Codelfa ’); Mount B…
Cannon v Griffiths & Ors (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1329
Citation 17

…[42] Cannon v Griffiths & Ors (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1329; Oldham v Capgemini Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 1101; Hodges v Waters (No 7) [2015] FCA 264; Tredrea v KPMG Financial Advisory Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 640; Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc [2018] FCA 3…
Hodges v Waters (No 7) [2015] FCA 264
Citation 18 (Para 1)

…t also the terms of the resulting settlement (particularly the amount to be paid) can and have been made.[36] [36]For example, Hodges v Waters (No 7) [2015] FCA 264; Tredrea v KPMG Advisory Services (Australia) Pty Limited (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 640; Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Limited v S&P Global Inc [2018…
Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd [2014] HCA 7
Citation 19 (Para 1)

…tes’ and the identification of that which was settled are both important. [18] Electricity Generation Corporation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640, [35] (‘ EGC v Woodside ’). [19] EGC v Woodside , [35], citing Zhu v Treasurer (NSW) (2004) 218 CLR 530, [82]. [20] Perdaman Chemicals (No 12) , [18].…
CMA Assets Pty Ltd v John Holland Pty Ltd [No 2] [2012] WASC 126
Citation 20 (Para 1)

…the terms of the Offer, including the Settlement Sum, can no longer be considered confidential. [49] CMA Assets Pty Ltd v John Holland Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] WASC 126, [15] per Allanson J. [50] Gonzalez v The Queen [2022] VSCA 110; Ansett Resources & Industries Pty Ltd v Wavenet Int'l Ltd [2009] WASC 181; Old Papa’…
Kemp v Ryan [2012] ACTCA 12
Citation 21 (Para 1)

…with r 26.02(4) of the Rules. That could not have been the defendant’s intention (objectively ascertained) in making the Offer. [11] Kemp v Ryan [2012] ACTCA 12, [12]-[13]; Portbury Development Co Pty Ltd v Ottedin Investments Pty Ltd (Costs) [2014] VSC 107, [14]; White v Director of Housing [2003] VSC 124, [17];…
Shaw v Yarranova Pty Ltd [2011] VSCA 55
Citation 22 (Para 1)

…relevant to the Court in the proper exercise of any discretion it may have to formulate an order for costs.[12] [12] Shaw v Yarranova Pty Ltd [2011] VSCA 55, [22]; Noye v Robbins [2010] WASCA 83, [295]-[331].…
JP Morgan Australia Ltd v Consolidated Minerals Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 3
Citation 23 (Para 1)

…r its own interests [and] is responsible for ambiguities in its own expression’.[6] [6] JP Morgan Australia Ltd v Consolidated Minerals Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 3, [55] quoting J Beatson, A Burrows and J Cartwright, Anson’s Law of Contract (29th ed, 2010, Oxford University Press), 170.…
BEVAN BRUSE and COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION [2010] AATA 404
Citation 24 (Para 1)

…oes not mean that there is a public interest in treating the agreement reached between the parties as confidential. [51] Re Bruse and Cmr of Taxation [2010] AATA 404.…
Noye v Robbins [2010] WASCA 83
Citation 25 (Para 1)

…xercise of any discretion it may have to formulate an order for costs.[12] [12] Shaw v Yarranova Pty Ltd [2011] VSCA 55, [22]; Noye v Robbins [2010] WASCA 83, [295]-[331].…
Professional Health Partners Pty Ltd v Spiers [2010] TASFC 1
Citation 26

…[7] Professional Health Partners Pty Ltd v Spiers [2010] TASFC 1, [21] quoting Heather v Vita Pacific Ltd [1999] TASSC 17, [21].…
Ansett Resources and Industries Pty Ltd v Wavenet International Ltd [2009] WASC 181
Citation 27 (Para 1)

…Ltd (No 2) [2012] WASC 126, [15] per Allanson J. [50] Gonzalez v The Queen [2022] VSCA 110; Ansett Resources & Industries Pty Ltd v Wavenet Int'l Ltd [2009] WASC 181; Old Papa’s Franchise Systems Pty Ltd v Camisa Nominees Pty Ltd [2003] WASCA.…
Dorajay Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Ltd [2009] FCA 19
Citation 28 (Para 1)

…ted that not having a settlement approval application heard by another judge might create a perception of bias in the determination of the trial. [35][2009] FCA 19, [4].…
Sharjade Pty Ltd v RAAF (Landings) Ex-Servicemen Charitable Fund Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1347
Citation 29

…ions from a mediation, of which there are none in the present case;[41] [41] Sharjade Pty Ltd v RAAF (Landings) Ex-Servicemen Charitable Fund Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 1347.…
Wentworth v Rogers [2006] NSWCA 145
Citation 30 (Para 1)

…/party costs than it is liable to pay its lawyers, relying on Oakley Thompson and Co Pty Ltd v Maisano (No 5) [2017] VSC 52, [23]; Wentworth v Rogers [2006] NSWCA 145, [102].…
North v Marina [2003] NSWSC 64
Citation 31 (Para 1)

…tructive choice that would produce a commercial result. The contra proferentem principle cannot operate in those circumstances. [23] North v Marina [2003] NSWSC 64, [75]–[78]. [24] North v Marina [2003] NSWSC 64, [78] citing G L Nederland (Asia) Pty Ltd v Expertise Events Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 62, [27]; Zhang v ROC…
Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust v South Sydney City Council [2002] HCA 5
Citation 32 (Para 1)

…ales (1982) 149 CLR 337, 352 (‘ Codelfa ’); Mount Bruce , [118]-[120]; Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust v South Sydney City Council (2002) 240 CLR 45, [39] (‘ Royal Botanic ’ ) .…
White v Overland [2001] FCA 1835
Citation 33 (Para 1)

…ot expressly conducted on a without prejudice basis.[47] [46] Pigozzo v Mineral Resources Ltd [2022] FCA 1166, [160] per Feutrill J; White v Overland [2001] FCA 1835, [91] per Allsop J. [47] Rodgers v Rodgers (1964) 114 CLR 608 at 614 per McTiernan, Taylor and Owen JJ.…
Vita Pacific Ltd and GIO General Ltd v Heather [2001] TASSC 137
Citation 34 (Para 1)

…[14] [13] Perdaman Chemicals & Fertilisers Pty Ltd v Griffin Coal Mining Co Pty Ltd (No 12) , [17] (‘ Perdaman Chemicals (No 12) ’ ). [14][2001] TASSC 137; 10 Tas R 334, [63] (‘ Vita Pacific ’) citing Way v Swan Television and Radio Broadcasters Ltd (1991) 5 WAR 323 at 324–325.…
GL Nederland (Asia) Pty Ltd v Expertise Events Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 62
Citation 35 (Para 1)

…rth v Marina [2003] NSWSC 64, [75]–[78]. [24] North v Marina [2003] NSWSC 64, [78] citing G L Nederland (Asia) Pty Ltd v Expertise Events Pty Ltd [1999] NSWCA 62, [27]; Zhang v ROC Services (NSW) Pty Ltd (2016) 93 NSWLR 561, [140].…
Heather v Vita Pacific Ltd [1999] TASSC 17
Citation 36

…[7] Professional Health Partners Pty Ltd v Spiers [2010] TASFC 1, [21] quoting Heather v Vita Pacific Ltd [1999] TASSC 17, [21].…
Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [1982] HCA 24
Citation 37 (Para 1)

…pecting Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 104, [46], [49] (‘ Mount Bruce ’). [17] Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337, 352 (‘ Codelfa ’); Mount Bruce , [118]-[120]; Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust v South Sydney City Council (2002) 240 CLR 45, [39] (‘ Royal Botanic ’…
Rodgers v Rodgers [1964] HCA 25
Citation 38 (Para 1)

…6] Pigozzo v Mineral Resources Ltd [2022] FCA 1166, [160] per Feutrill J; White v Overland [2001] FCA 1835, [91] per Allsop J. [47] Rodgers v Rodgers (1964) 114 CLR 608 at 614 per McTiernan, Taylor and Owen JJ.…
Zhu v Treasurer of New South Wales [2004] HCATrans 202
Citation 39 (Para 1)

…ation v Woodside Energy Ltd (2014) 251 CLR 640, [35] (‘ EGC v Woodside ’). [19] EGC v Woodside , [35], citing Zhu v Treasurer (NSW) (2004) 218 CLR 530, [82]. [20] Perdaman Chemicals (No 12) , [18].…
Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden NSC Australia Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 855
Citation 40 (Para 1)

…stinguished between common and individual costs would have been unclear. [9] Beecham Motors Pty Ltd v General Motors Holden NSC Australia Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 855, [25]; Transcript of 14 July 2023, T14.8-15; T15.16-29; T30.20-T31.11.…
Oakley Thompson and Co Pty Ltd v Maisano (No 5) [2017] VSC 52
Citation 41 (Para 1)

…gant cannot recover more by way of party/party costs than it is liable to pay its lawyers, relying on Oakley Thompson and Co Pty Ltd v Maisano (No 5) [2017] VSC 52, [23]; Wentworth v Rogers [2006] NSWCA 145, [102].…
Matthews v AusNet Electricity Services Pty Ltd [2014] VSC 663
Citation 42

…[44] Matthews v AusNet Electricity Services Pty Ltd and Dorajay Pty Ltd v Aristocrat Leisure Ltd [2014] VSC 663.…
Liesfield v Ausnet Electricity Services Pty Ltd (Ruling No 4) [2014] VSC 496
Citation 43 (Para 1)

…tution costs if the defendant were successful in the proceeding, relying on Liesfield v Ausnet Electricity Services Pty Ltd (Ruling No 4) .[3] [3][2014] VSC 496, [22].…
Portbury Development Co Pty Ltd v Ottedin Investments Pty Ltd (Costs) [2014] VSC 107
Citation 44 (Para 1)

…ertained) in making the Offer. [11] Kemp v Ryan [2012] ACTCA 12, [12]-[13]; Portbury Development Co Pty Ltd v Ottedin Investments Pty Ltd (Costs) [2014] VSC 107, [14]; White v Director of Housing [2003] VSC 124, [17]; Binaray Pty Ltd v RAMS Financial Group Pty Limited [2019] QSC 280, [30].…
Thomas v Powercor (No 9) [2012] VSC 207
Citation 45 (Para 1)

…les of contractual interpretation apply to the interpretation of an agreement to pay costs in a settlement agreement.[4] [4] Thomas v Powercor (No 9) [2012] VSC 207, [7]-[8]; Terravision Pty Ltd v Black Box Control Pty Ltd [No 5] [2018] WASC 340, [29]-[31].…
Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2003] VSC 212
Citation 46 (Para 1)

…), the point is not invariably correct as the present case demonstrates. [25] Johnson Tiles Pty Limited v Esso Australia Pty Limited (No 2) [2003] VSC 212, [37]; Legg and McInnes “Australian Annotated Class Actions Legislation” (3 rd ed) at [18.10]-[18.11].…
White v Director of Housing [2003] VSC 124
Citation 47 (Para 1)

…012] ACTCA 12, [12]-[13]; Portbury Development Co Pty Ltd v Ottedin Investments Pty Ltd (Costs) [2014] VSC 107, [14]; White v Director of Housing [2003] VSC 124, [17]; Binaray Pty Ltd v RAMS Financial Group Pty Limited [2019] QSC 280, [30].…

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