Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd -v- Birketu Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 694

Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd -v- Birketu Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 694

Plaintiff was entitled to commence proceedings to recover a clear contractual debt not paid on time, and is entitled to interest as compensation for the loss suffered by the delay. There is no reason to depart from the usual order that costs follow the event, but indemnity costs are not warranted as the Calderbank offer was not a genuine compromise.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 June 2016
Procedural Posture
Equity Commercial List / Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for the plaintiff for interest; defendant to pay plaintiff's costs.
Legal Topics
['interest' 'costs' 'debt Recovery']
['civil Procedure'] ['interest' 'costs' 'debt Recovery']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Commercial List / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether plaintiff is entitled to interest after defendant paid the sum claimed following commencement of proceedings' 'Whether plaintiff is entitled to costs, and if so on what basis']

Ratio Decidendi

Plaintiff was entitled to commence proceedings to recover a clear contractual debt not paid on time, and is entitled to interest as compensation for the loss suffered by the delay. There is no reason to depart from the usual order that costs follow the event, but indemnity costs are not warranted as the Calderbank offer was not a genuine compromise.

Court Disposition

Judgment for the plaintiff for interest; defendant to pay plaintiff's costs.

Orders

  • ['Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant in the sum of $2,131.15 in respect of interest.' "The defendant pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings."]