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Historical sexual abuse claim partly proved. The Court found some abuse on Council grounds, awarded compensatory and aggravated damages, and entered judgment for $461,046.02.
The Court fixed the share consideration at $2,502,738, declined indemnity costs, ordered gross sum costs of $135,000, and set that amount off against the price.
Costs judgment after the principal decision in a debt recovery proceeding: the defendant was ordered to pay 50% of the plaintiff’s costs on the ordinary basis.
Pike J fixed Birchgrove Legal’s subpoena compliance costs at $9,110 and ordered each side to bear its own costs of the motion over access to subpoenaed documents.
The Court allowed discontinuance against two defendants after supervening events made the property-based claims untenable, and declined to order costs against the plaintiff.
On costs after dismissal of a Class 4 planning claim, Beasley J held there was no basis to depart from the usual order and awarded costs to the Council.
The Court of Appeal held that “in the public interest” in the Health Privacy Principles qualifies research, not the use or disclosure of health information.
The Court ordered the first plaintiff to provide $30,000 security for costs, stayed the proceedings against the first defendant, and allowed dismissal if security was not provided.
Costs were ordered against the self-represented plaintiff in an appeal under s 247 of the Uniform Law, the Court finding the interests of justice favoured costs on the ordinary basis.
On discontinuance by leave, the Court ordered the plaintiff to pay the first defendant’s costs, but made no costs order as between the plaintiff and the second defendant.
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