Chelliah v NSW Police (No.2) [2018] NSWSC 1564

Chelliah v NSW Police (No.2) [2018] NSWSC 1564

The plaintiff was able to understand the issues and merits when the 22 February 2018 offer was received, because the appeal raised the same legal issues as had been addressed in the Local Court and the second defendant's submissions contained no new arguments of substance. The seven-day acceptance period was reasonable. The orders made in the first judgment dismissing the plaintiff's claim and ordering him to pay the second defendant's costs were no less favourable to the second defendant than the offer. Accordingly, r 42.15A of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 required the costs orders sought, and the second defendant was also entitled to the costs of the Notice of Motion because...

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
19 October 2018
Procedural Posture
Costs Application by Notice of Motion / Determined on the Papers After Dismissal of the Proceedings
Outcome
Notice of Motion granted; plaintiff ordered to pay the second defendant's costs on an ordinary basis up to and including 22 February 2018, on an indemnity basis from 23 February 2018, and to pay the costs of the Notice of Motion.
Legal Topics
['party/party Costs' 'ordinary Basis Costs' 'indemnity Basis Costs' 'offer of Compromise' 'calderbank Offer' 'uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 R 20.26' 'uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 R 42.15 A']
['costs' 'civil Procedure'] ['party/party Costs' 'ordinary Basis Costs' 'indemnity Basis Costs' 'offer of Compromise' 'calderbank Offer' 'uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 R 20.26' 'uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 R 42.15 A']

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Procedural Posture

Costs Application by Notice of Motion / Determined on the Papers After Dismissal of the Proceedings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the second defendant's offer dated 22 February 2018 complied with r 20.26 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005." 'Whether the seven-day period for acceptance of the offer was reasonable in the circumstances.' 'Whether the orders obtained by the second defendant were no less favourable than the terms of the offer, enlivening r 42.15A of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005.' 'Whether the second defendant should receive the costs of the Notice of Motion filed on 25 May 2018.']

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiff was able to understand the issues and merits when the 22 February 2018 offer was received, because the appeal raised the same legal issues as had been addressed in the Local Court and the second defendant's submissions contained no new arguments of substance. The seven-day acceptance period was reasonable. The orders made in the first judgment dismissing the plaintiff's claim and ordering him to pay the second defendant's costs were no less favourable to the second defendant than the offer. Accordingly, r 42.15A of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 required the costs orders sought, and the second defendant was also entitled to the costs of the Notice of Motion because...

Court Disposition

Notice of Motion granted; plaintiff ordered to pay the second defendant's costs on an ordinary basis up to and including 22 February 2018, on an indemnity basis from 23 February 2018, and to pay the costs of the Notice of Motion.

Orders

  • ['The plaintiff to pay the costs of the second defendant on an ordinary basis up to and including 22 February 2018.' 'The plaintiff to pay the costs of the second defendant on an indemnity basis from 23 February 2018.' "The plaintiff is to pay the second defendant's costs of and associated with the Notice of Motion...