QUIJIAO LIU & ANOR v YUQING XIAO & ORS [2020] NSWSC 1345

QUIJIAO LIU & ANOR v YUQING XIAO & ORS [2020] NSWSC 1345

Although the plaintiffs were only partly successful on the monetary claim and failed on interest, their success on shareholding and dividends issues justifies awarding them 60% of their costs, reflecting both the degree of their success and the court's discretion to apportion costs where appropriate.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 October 2020
Procedural Posture
Costs Determination / Post Judgment Costs Order
Outcome
Plaintiffs entitled to 60% of their costs of the proceedings
Legal Topics
['costs' 'party/party Costs' 'discretion as to Costs' 'apportionment of Costs']
['equity' 'civil Procedure'] ['costs' 'party/party Costs' 'discretion as to Costs' 'apportionment of Costs']

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Procedural Posture

Costs Determination / Post Judgment Costs Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether costs should follow the event or be apportioned where plaintiff's success was partial" 'Whether discrete and separable issues justify departure from the usual order as to costs']

Ratio Decidendi

Although the plaintiffs were only partly successful on the monetary claim and failed on interest, their success on shareholding and dividends issues justifies awarding them 60% of their costs, reflecting both the degree of their success and the court's discretion to apportion costs where appropriate.

Court Disposition

Plaintiffs entitled to 60% of their costs of the proceedings

Orders

  • ['Plaintiffs entitled to 60% of their costs; parties to bring in short minutes to reflect these reasons']