Spedding v Nobles (No 2)

In *Spedding v Nobles (No 2)*, the New South Wales Court of Appeal considered appeals concerning the award of indemnity costs and interest on costs. The proceedings involved disputes between the appellant, Spedding, and the respondents, McNally and Nobles.

The primary legal issues before the Court of Appeal were whether indemnity costs should be awarded against the appellant and whether the Supreme Court possessed the power to award interest on costs under sections 100 and 101 of the *Civil Procedure Act 2005* (NSW).

The Court of Appeal ultimately dismissed the appeals. In relation to the costs of the proceedings in the Court of Appeal, the Court ordered the appellant to pay the respondents' costs on an indemnity basis, with specific dates from which these costs were to be assessed. The Court also made orders regarding the costs of the present applications, stipulating that each party was to bear its own costs.