Paolo Bataglia and Anor v Samuel Edward Stratti and Ors [2003] NSWIRComm 217

Paolo Bataglia and Anor v Samuel Edward Stratti and Ors [2003] NSWIRComm 217

The applicants did not do better than the respondents' Calderbank offer and should have accepted it as reasonable. Their claims, including claims concerning the rock saw, the alleged written agreement and alleged oral promises of work, were unusually unmeritorious and improperly brought, were pursued in wilful disregard of known facts, and unduly prolonged the proceedings. Justice required that the respondents not be out of pocket, and no relevant distinction could be drawn between the two applicants because both advanced the claims and rejected the Calderbank offer.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
16 July 2003
Procedural Posture
Application Under Section 106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 / Judgment Re Costs After Dismissal of the Application
Outcome
Indemnity costs ordered for the respondents.
Legal Topics
['section 106 Application' 'indemnity Costs' 'calderbank Offer' 'unmeritorious Claim' 'rejection of Settlement Offer']
['industrial Relations' 'costs'] ['section 106 Application' 'indemnity Costs' 'calderbank Offer' 'unmeritorious Claim' 'rejection of Settlement Offer']

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Procedural Posture

Application Under Section 106 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 / Judgment Re Costs After Dismissal of the Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the respondents should receive indemnity costs after the applicants' section 106 application was dismissed." "Whether the applicants' rejection of the respondents' Calderbank offer justified an indemnity costs order." "Whether the applicants' claims had special or unusual features of an unmeritorious or improper nature making it unreasonable and unfair for the respondents to be out of pocket."]

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants did not do better than the respondents' Calderbank offer and should have accepted it as reasonable. Their claims, including claims concerning the rock saw, the alleged written agreement and alleged oral promises of work, were unusually unmeritorious and improperly brought, were pursued in wilful disregard of known facts, and unduly prolonged the proceedings. Justice required that the respondents not be out of pocket, and no relevant distinction could be drawn between the two applicants because both advanced the claims and rejected the Calderbank offer.

Court Disposition

Indemnity costs ordered for the respondents.

Orders

  • ["The applicants bear the respondents' costs, on an indemnity basis."]