North East Equity Pty Ltd v Proud Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCAFC 15

North East Equity Pty Ltd v Proud Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] FCAFC 15

Because the appeal involved mixed success, with the respondents succeeding on a greater number of grounds but North East Equity succeeding on significant damages grounds involving complex analysis and some overlap in the unsuccessful grounds, a full costs order for the respondents was not appropriate. The remitter...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 February 2011
Procedural Posture
Application for Costs in Respect of an Appeal / After Full Court Appeal and Remitter to the Primary Judge; Costs of the Appeal Reserved for Determination by Siopis and Greenwood JJ
Outcome
The appellant was ordered to pay 35% of the respondents' costs of the appeal.
Legal Topics
['costs of Appeal' 'mixed Success on Appeal' 'apportionment of Costs' 'future Representations Under S 51 a of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (cth)' 'assessment of Damages Under S 82 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (cth)']
['civil Procedure' 'costs' 'trade Practices'] ['costs of Appeal' 'mixed Success on Appeal' 'apportionment of Costs' 'future Representations Under S 51 a of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (cth)' 'assessment of Damages Under S 82 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (cth)']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Costs in Respect of an Appeal / After Full Court Appeal and Remitter to the Primary Judge; Costs of the Appeal Reserved for Determination by Siopis and Greenwood JJ

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the appellant should pay the respondents' costs of the appeal where the appellant succeeded on three grounds of appeal but ultimately obtained no substantive benefit after remitter." "Whether the outcome of the remitter was determinative of the parties' success in the appeal proceeding for the purpose of awarding costs." "How the costs of the appeal should be apportioned to reflect the parties' mixed success."]

Ratio Decidendi

Because the appeal involved mixed success, with the respondents succeeding on a greater number of grounds but North East Equity succeeding on significant damages grounds involving complex analysis and some overlap in the unsuccessful grounds, a full costs order for the respondents was not appropriate. The remitter outcome did not determine the costs of the appeal. A fair apportionment required North East Equity to pay 35% of the respondents' costs of the appeal.

Court Disposition

The appellant was ordered to pay 35% of the respondents' costs of the appeal.

Orders

  • ["The appellant is to pay 35% of the respondents' costs of the appeal."]