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Weatherbeeta Ltd v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2)

Weatherbeeta Ltd v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2)

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AGLC: Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713
Case: [2019] VSC 713
Decision Date: 31 October 2019

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Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713

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Fan v Yao [2022] VCC 509

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Citation 1 (Para 1)

…f judgment, if the party in whose favour judgment is to be given elects to do so.[85] [84] Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713, [10] (Connock J) ( Weatherbeeta ) ; Vlasons Shipping Inc v Neuchatel Swiss General Insurance Co Ltd [1998] VSC 91 (Byrne J) [7], [15] ( Vlasons ); M…
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Citation 2 (Para 1)

…t Claim in the writ and statement of claim in this proceeding. See, for example, Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) .[32] [32][2019] VSC 713, [5]–[12] and the cases there cited.…
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Citation 3 (Para 1)

…g Hodgson v Amcor Ltd (No 9) ( Hodgson ),[62] and Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd .[63] [62][2012] VSC 205, [36] (Vickery J). [63][2019] VSC 713, [24] (Connock J).…
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Citation 4 (Para 1)

…son v Amcor (No. 9) [2012] VSC 205; Snapper Holdings Pty Ltd v Lentini (Costs) [2019] VSC 204; Weatherbeeta Ltd v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713. [85] Clarke (n 82).…
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Citation 5

…[6][2019] VSC 713, [52]–[59].…
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Citation 6 (Para 1)

…ally having regard to the particular facts and circumstances of the case.[9] [9]Relying upon Weatherbeeta Ltd v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713, [27] (‘ Weatherbeeta ’).…
Amcor Ltd v Barnes (Costs Ruling) [2020] VSC 585
Citation 7 (Para 1)

…in ASIC v Flugge (No 2) , Robson J held there should be no order as to costs notwithstanding that ASIC was successful in some of its claims. [87][2019] VSC 713 ( WeatherBeeta ) at [70]. [88][2017] VSC 117 ( ASIC v Flugge (No 2) ).…
Kevin Hughes Investments Pty Ltd v Ebert Unit Developments Pty Ltd [2020] VSC 167
Citation 8 (Para 1)

…egard to the particular costs issues that fall to be determined in this case it is convenient and sufficient to refer briefly to the following. [17][2019] VSC 713, [52]–[59].…
Amcor Ltd v Barnes [No 2] [2019] VSC 849
Citation 9 (Para 1)

…Ltd v Austexx Corporation Pty Ltd & Ors (No 2) [2013] VSC 343, at [4] (Davies J); Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713, at [19]-[20] (Connock J) (‘ Weatherbeeta [No 2] ’ ).…
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Citation 10

…59; Rossi Recycling Pty Ltd v Buckland Valley Pty Ltd (Costs and Interest) [2023] VSC 628; Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713; Bullhead Pty Ltd v Brickmakers Place Pty Ltd (in Liq) and Others [ No 2 ] (2019) 58 VR 129; Hagan v Waterhouse (1991) 34 NSWLR 308; Peet Ltd v Richm…
Zhao v Chen [2023] VCC 1252
Citation 11

…lasons Shipping Inc v Neuchatel Swiss General Insurance Co Ltd (No 2) [1998] VSC 135; Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713…
Fan v Yao [2022] VCC 509
Citation 12

…; Vlasons Shipping Inc v Neuchatel Swiss General Insurance Co Ltd (No 2) [1998] VSC 135; Weatherbeeta Ltd v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 713…

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Ackerman v Morgan [2019] NSWSC 1250
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…6] NSWCA 61 [26] (Giles, Ipp and Tobias JJA); Midcoast Petroleum Pty Ltd v Keldros Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWC 1406 (Ward CJ in Eq); Ackerman v Morgan [2019] NSWSC 1250 (Walton J) [18]; Moggridge v The Benevolent Society (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1115 (Harrison As J); SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Counc…
Diakou v Rouse [2019] VSCA 199
Citation 2

…[67][2019] VSCA 199, [48]-[50] (Kyrou, McLeish and Emerton JJA).…
Moggridge v The Benevolent Society (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1115
Citation 3 (Para 1)

…ldros Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWC 1406 (Ward CJ in Eq); Ackerman v Morgan [2019] NSWSC 1250 (Walton J) [18]; Moggridge v The Benevolent Society (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1115 (Harrison As J); SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 [37]; Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258.…
Northern Territory v Sangare [2019] HCA 25
Citation 4 (Para 1)

…s, which was a point recently emphasised by the High Court in Northern Territory v Sangare ( Sangare )[45] as follows: [45](2019) 372 ALR 117, 122; [2019] HCA 25, [24]–[25] (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane and Nettle JJ).…
Keys Consulting Pty Ltd v CAT Enterprises Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 169
Citation 5

…[65][2016] VSCA 233, [13] (Tate and McLeish JJA and Ginnane AJA). See also Keys Consulting Pty Ltd v CAT Enterprises Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 169, where Maxwell P, Niall JA and Macaulay AJA, cited with apparent approval the observations of Tate and McLeish JJA and Ginnane AJA in Nom De Plume Nominees Pty Ltd v Fingal D…
Midland Metals Overseas Pte Ltd (ARBN 053 006 330) v Powercor Network Services Pty Ltd (ACN 123 230 240) [No 2] [2019] VSCA 90
Citation 6

…e parties as set out in the pleadings at the time of the offer.’ See also Midland Metals Overseas Pte Ltd v Powercor Network Services Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 90, [18]–[19] (Tate JA and Almond AJA).…
Bradbury and Lander (No. 3) [2019] FamCA 152
Citation 7

…Amongst the circumstances listed by his Honour as having been thought to warrant the exercise of the discretion to award indemnity costs was – [80](1993) 46 FCR 225. …an imprudent refusal of an offer to compromise.[81] [81]Ibid, 233.…
Mineralogy Pty Ltd v BGP Geoexplorer Pte Ltd [2017] QSC 219
Citation 8 (Para 1)

…hipping Inc v Neuchatel Swiss General Insurance Co Ltd [1998] VSC 91 ( Vlasons ) (Byrne J) [7] and [15]; Mineralogy Pty Ltd v BGP Geoexplorer Pte Ltd [2017] QSC 219 (Jackson J) [185]; BHPB v Cosco (2009) 263 ALR 63) (Finkelstein J) [8]; Miliangos v George Frank (Textiles) Ltd (No 2) [1977] QB 489 (Bristow J) [497…
Gujarat NRE Coke Limited v Wollongong Coal Limited; Wollongong Coal Limited v Gujarat NRE Coke Limited (No 2) [2017] NSWSC 384
Citation 9

…[11][2017] NSWSC 384 (McDougall J).…
Nom De Plume Nominees Pty Ltd v Fingal Developments Pty Ltd [2016] VSCA 233
Citation 10

…[65][2016] VSCA 233, [13] (Tate and McLeish JJA and Ginnane AJA). See also Keys Consulting Pty Ltd v CAT Enterprises Pty Ltd [2019] VSCA 169, where Maxwell P, Niall JA and Macaulay AJA, cited with apparent approval the observations of Tate and McLeish JJA and Ginnane AJA in Nom De Plume Nominees Pty Ltd v Fingal D…
Tsueneaki v Stewart [2013] ACTCA 34
Citation 11

…[53] Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175, 210 [90]; [2009] HCA 27. See Supreme Court Rules , r 1.10.…
Wickey v McVicar [2012] ACTCA 38
Citation 12

…bmission that the rejection of a Calderbank offer was unreasonable should ordinarily have regard at least to the following matters: [90]See House v R (1936) 55 CLR 499, 505. (a)the stage of the proceeding at which the offer was received; (b)the time allowed to the offeree to consider the offer; (c)the extent of the…
Apostolidis v Kalenik (No 2) [2011] VSCA 329
Citation 13

…[72]See, eg, National Australia Bank Ltd v Horne [2011] VSCA 414 [3]; Apostolidis v Kalenik [No 2] (2011) 35 VR 563, 612 [59]–[60]; Amalgamated Engineering Union v The Metal Trades Employers’ Association (1935) 53 CLR 658, 664; Chiarella v Accident Compensation Commission [1992] 2 VR 103, 108.…
National Australia Bank Ltd v Horne [2011] VSCA 414
Citation 14

…[72]See, eg, National Australia Bank Ltd v Horne [2011] VSCA 414 [3]; Apostolidis v Kalenik [No 2] (2011) 35 VR 563, 612 [59]–[60]; Amalgamated Engineering Union v The Metal Trades Employers’ Association (1935) 53 CLR 658, 664; Chiarella v Accident Compensation Commission [1992] 2 VR 103, 108.…
BHPB Freight Pty Ltd v Cosco Oceania Chartering Pty Ltd (No 4) [2009] FCA 1448
Citation 15 (Para 1)

…Co Ltd [1998] VSC 91 ( Vlasons ) (Byrne J) [7] and [15]; Mineralogy Pty Ltd v BGP Geoexplorer Pte Ltd [2017] QSC 219 (Jackson J) [185]; BHPB v Cosco (2009) 263 ALR 63) (Finkelstein J) [8]; Miliangos v George Frank (Textiles) Ltd (No 2) [1977] QB 489 (Bristow J) [497]; Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurenburg AG v Altikar…
Chen v Chan [2009] VSCA 233
Citation 16 (Para 1)

…In Chen v Chan ,[54] the Court of Appeal helpfully observed as follows: [54][2009] VSCA 233, [10] (Maxwell P, Redlich JA and Forrest AJA). Although the Court was addressing the costs of an appeal, as others have noted, such observations apply generally to costs questions arising at trial.…
Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University [2009] HCA 27
Citation 17

…[53] Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175, 210 [90]; [2009] HCA 27. See Supreme Court Rules , r 1.10.…
Luxmore Pty Ltd v Hydedale Pty Ltd [2008] VSCA 212
Citation 18

…[95](2008) 20 VR 481, 484; [2008] VSCA 212, [11]–[12] (Maxwell P and Kellam JA). In Chen v Chan [2009] VSCA 233, [17] Maxwell P, Redlich JA and Forrest AJA, observed that: ‘The principles set out in Hazeldene’s Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) do not need to be recited here. Whether the…
Spotless Group Ltd v Premier Building and Consulting Pty Ltd [2008] VSCA 115
Citation 19

…[57] Spotless Group Limited v Premier Building and Consulting Pty Ltd and Northern Suburban Properties Pty Ltd ( Spotless ) [2008] VSCA 115, [14].…
McFadzean v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2007] VSCA 289
Citation 20

…[58] McFadzean v Construction Mining and Energy Union (2007) 20 VR 250 ( McFadzean ) [157]–[158].…
Major Engineering Pty Ltd v Helios Electroheat Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] VSCA 114
Citation 21

…[60] Major Engineering Pty Ltd v Helios Electroheat Pty Ltd (No 2) [2006] VSCA 114, [5].…
Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61
Citation 22 (Para 1)

…on of the offer was unreasonable and that a special order for costs should be made.[96] [96]See, for example, Evans Shire Council v Richardson (No 2) [2006] NSWCA 61 [26] (Giles, Ipp and Tobias JJA); Midcoast Petroleum Pty Ltd v Keldros Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWC 1406 (Ward CJ in Eq); Ackerman v Morgan [2019] NSWS…
NBIF v Minister for Immigration [2006] FMCA 182
Citation 23

…ampbell & Co v Pollak [1927] AC 732, 811–812; Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534, 539–540, 557, 561–562, 569; Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72, 96 [65], 120–121 [134].…
Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian Workcover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298
Citation 24 (Para 1)

…e well-rehearsed passages from the Court of Appeal’s reasons in Hazeldene’s Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority [No 2] :[74] [74](2005) 13 VR 435, 440-443 [17]–[29](Warren CJ, Maxwell P and Harper AJA).…
Brymount Pty Ltd v Cummins (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 69
Citation 25

…h Wales Court of Appeal (most recently in Brymount Pty Ltd v Cummins (No. 2) [83]), by the Federal Court and by the Queensland Court of Appeal. [83][2005] NSWCA 69 (17 March 2005). 20 The correct approach, in our view, is to treat the rejection of a Calderbank offer as a matter to which the Court should have regar…
Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258
Citation 26 (Para 1)

…ety (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1115 (Harrison As J); SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 [37]; Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258.…
Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30
Citation 27

…C (supra) [68] and the cases there cited. [89] Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; ex parte Applicant S20/2002 (2003) 77 ALJR 1165,1170 [20].…
Wenzel v Australian Stock Exchange Ltd [2002] FCA 353
Citation 28

…mnity basis if the offeree receives a less favourable result.[82] [82]See, for example, Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425. 19 In OCBC , however, Redlich J rejected the notion of any such presumption, holding that the weight of authority – strongly points to an approach tha…
PCRZ Investments Pty Ltd v National Golf Holdings Ltd [2002] VSCA 24
Citation 29

…[62] PCRZ Investments Pty Ltd v National Golf Holdings Ltd [2002] VSCA 24, [34].…
Bartlem Pty Ltd v CMMC Pty Ltd (Receiver and Manager Appointed) [2001] FCA 1352
Citation 30

…ly relevant to the exercise of the costs discretion where a Calderbank offer has been made. The policy objectives were said to be: [85]164–165. [86](1992) 27 NSWLR 721, 724, see also M T Associates v Aqua-Max Pty Ltd (No. 3) [2000] VSC 163, [71]. (1)To encourage the saving of private costs and the avoidance of the inh…
Neuchatel Swiss General Insurance Co Ltd v Vlasons Shipping Inc [2001] VSCA 25
Citation 31 (Para 1)

…judgment were overturned on appeal, the appeal did not relate to this issue. See Neuchatel Swiss General Insurance Co Ltd v Vlasons Shipping Inc [2001] VSCA 25, [60]–[63] (Ormiston JA, Callaway and Batt JJA agreeing at [64] and [65] respectively).…
SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323
Citation 32 (Para 1)

…alton J) [18]; Moggridge v The Benevolent Society (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1115 (Harrison As J); SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 [37]; Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258.…
Grincelis v House [2000] HCA 42
Citation 33

…[27](2000) 201 CLR 321, 328–329 [16].…
Currabubula Holdings Pty Ltd v State Bank of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 232
Citation 34

…[61] Currabubula Holdings Pty Ltd and Paola Holdings Pty Ltd v State Bank of New South Wales [2000] NSWSC 232, [90]. For a comprehensive analysis of the development of the ‘rule of thumb’, see [91]–[104]. See also Ellingsen v Det Skandinaviske Compani [1919] 2 KB 567, 569.…
Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11
Citation 35

…[46] Donald Campbell & Co v Pollak [1927] AC 732, 811–812; Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534, 539–540, 557, 561–562, 569; Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72, 96 [65], 120–121 [134].…
Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation [1997] NSWCA 214
Citation 36

…ejecting the offer should pay the offeror’s costs on an indemnity basis if the offeree receives a less favourable result.[82] [82]See, for example, Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd v Federal Airports Corporation (1996) 138 ALR 425. 19 In OCBC , however, Redlich J rejected the notion of any such presumption, holding that the weight of authority – strongly points to an…
Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59
Citation 37

…[46] Donald Campbell & Co v Pollak [1927] AC 732, 811–812; Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534, 539–540, 557, 561–562, 569; Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72, 96 [65], 120–121 [134].…
Norbis v Norbis [1986] HCA 17
Citation 38

…[47] Norbis v Norbis (1986) 161 CLR 513 [537]; [1986] HCA 17. See also [533].…
Batchelor v Burke [1981] HCA 30
Citation 39

…ice Pty Ltd (No. 2) (Habersberger J); John Beever (Aust) Pty Ltd v Paper Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 575, [38] (Lyons J); Batchelor v Burke (1981) 148 CLR 448, 455; MB.P. (SA.) Pty. Ltd. v. Gogic (1991) 171 CLR. 657, 663 and 666.…
Ruby v Marsh [1975] HCA 32
Citation 40

…It may be accepted that the purpose of the statutory power to allow interest is to compensate the plaintiff for being kept out of his money, although not because he has on that account lost the opportunity to invest it, but because he has thereby been deprived of its use . This has been laid down no…
Amalgamated Engineering Union v The Metal Trades Employers' Association [1935] HCA 61
Citation 41

…CA 414 [3]; Apostolidis v Kalenik [No 2] (2011) 35 VR 563, 612 [59]–[60]; Amalgamated Engineering Union v The Metal Trades Employers’ Association (1935) 53 CLR 658, 664; Chiarella v Accident Compensation Commission [1992] 2 VR 103, 108.…
Westpac Banking Corp v “Stone Gemini” [1999] FCA 595
Citation 42

…(h) The plaintiffs’ position was supported by the decision in Westpac Banking Corporation v The Ship MV “Stone Gemini” [1999] FCA 595 and Ying Mui & Ors v Frank Kiang Ngan Hoh (No 3) [2017] VSC 29; and the decisions in Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd v Wollongong Coal Ltd; Wollongong Coal Limited v Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd ( Gu…
Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association (inc) [1986] FCA 465
Citation 43

…[59] Spotless [15]; Hughes v Western Australian Cricket Association Inc (1986) 8 ATPR 40–748, 48, 136; Pricom Pty Ltd v Sgarioto (Unreported, Supreme Court of Victoria, Eames J, 24 April 1995), McFadzean [2007] VSCA 289, [152].…
Aboriginal Sacred Sites Protection Authority v Maurice [1986] FCA 85
Citation 44

…[64] Australian Transport Insurance Pty Ltd v Graeme Phillips Road Transport Insurance Pty Ltd (1986) 10 FCR 177. See also Re Talk Finance and Insurance Services Ltd [1994] 1 Qd R 558 and Niml Ltd v Man Financial Australia Ltd (No. 2) [2004] VSC 510.…
John Beever (Aust) Pty Ltd v Paper Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 575
Citation 45

…[9]–[54] (Vickery J); Hosking v Ipex Software Service Pty Ltd (No. 2) (Habersberger J); John Beever (Aust) Pty Ltd v Paper Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] VSC 575, [38] (Lyons J); Batchelor v Burke (1981) 148 CLR 448, 455; MB.P. (SA.) Pty. Ltd. v. Gogic (1991) 171 CLR. 657, 663 and 666.…
Weatherbeeta Ltd v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 559
Citation 46 (Para 1)

…f further evidence and submissions in relation to the issues that remained for determination. [1] Weatherbeeta Limited v Hammersmith Nominees Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 559. Defined terms in the Principal Reasons have the same meaning in these reasons unless otherwise indicated.…
Ahrkalimpa Pty Ltd v Schmidt (No 4) [2019] VSC 246
Citation 47

…onsider whether the rate should be adjusted to include a penalty element, and to the observations of Elliott J in Ahrkalimpa Pty Ltd v Schmidt (No 4) [2019] VSC 246 ( Ahrkalimpa )[10].…
Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change v Morton [2017] VSC 774
Citation 48

…tiff for being kept out of money while its actions are resolved in court.[18] [18]Citing Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change v Morton [2017] VSC 774, [104] in the context of s 60 (Garde J).…
Ying Mui Pty Ltd v Hoh (No 3) [2017] VSC 29
Citation 49

…ted by the decision in Westpac Banking Corporation v The Ship MV “Stone Gemini” [1999] FCA 595 and Ying Mui & Ors v Frank Kiang Ngan Hoh (No 3) [2017] VSC 29; and the decisions in Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd v Wollongong Coal Ltd; Wollongong Coal Limited v Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd ( Gujarat ) [11] and Talacko [12] were dis…
Hodgson v Amcor Ltd (No 9) [2012] VSC 205
Citation 50

…e in Victoria is that unless there is good cause shown to the contrary, the statutory maximum rate is used.[17] [17]Citing Hodgson v Amcor Ltd (No 9) [2012] VSC 205 ( Hodgson ) [36].…

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