Da Silva & Ors -v- Rosas Construtores S.A. & Ors [2017] IECA 262 (13 October 2017)

Da Silva & Ors -v- Rosas Construtores S.A. & Ors [2017] IECA 262 (13 October 2017)

Given the mutual success and failures of the parties on appeal, the Court of Appeal made no order as to costs in that court. The High Court costs order was affirmed because the essential findings of fact in favour of the plaintiffs remained undisturbed, despite the defendants' legal success on one issue.

Citation
[2017] IECA 262
Parties
Plaintiffs/respondents: Jose Monteriro Da Silva, Nuno Perdro Goncalves Lopes, David Saraiva Matias, Antonio Barbosa Moreira, Jose Francisco Oliveira Da Silva, Jorge Da Silva Luis, Jose Texeira Goncalves, Antonio Jorge Oliveira Bessa, Francisco Da Costa Ferriera, Jose Luis Freitas Lima; Defendants/appellants: Rosas Construtores S. A., Construcoes Gabriel A. S. Couto S. A. & Empresa Deconstrucoes Amandio Carvalho S. A. trading under the style and title of RAC Contractors and/or RAC Eire Partnership; Plaintiffs/respondents: Carlos Manuel Miranda, Alfredo Martins Rodrigues Fernandes, Victor Manuel Marques De Oliveira, Maria Piedosa Ribeiro Cardosa Gastalho, Francisco Pereira Martins, Jose Maria Coehlo Barbosa, Carlos Jose Longa; Defendants/appellants: Rosas Constructores S. A., Construcoes Gabriel A. S. Couto S. A & Empresa Deconstrucoes Amandio Carvalho S. A. all trading under the style and title of RAC Contractors and/or RAC Eire Partnership; Plaintiffs/respondents: Armando Agostinho Alves Da Silva, Alvaro Abilio Queiros Coehlo, Helder Figueiredo, Mario Augusto Ramalho Gastalho, Samuel Filipe Da Silva Oliveria, Jose Antonio Fonseca Ribeiro, Alberto Bessa Leite, Luis Rodrigues Dias Mourato, Jose Duarte Magalhaes, Jose Maria Martins Veloso; Defendants/appellants: Rosas Construtores S. A., Construcoes Gabriel A. S. Couto S. A. & Empresa Deconstrucoes Amandio Carvalho S. A. all trading under the style and title of RAC Contractors and/or RAC Eire Partnership
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
13 October 2017
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Post Judgment Ruling on Costs
Outcome
No order as to costs in the Court of Appeal; High Court costs order affirmed.
Legal Topics
Costs, Appeals, Damages, Interest
Civil Procedure Costs Appeals Damages Interest

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Parties

Jose Monteriro Da Silva, Nuno Perdro Goncalves Lopes, David Saraiva Matias, Antonio Barbosa Moreira, Jose Francisco Oliveira Da Silva, Jorge Da Silva Luis, Jose Texeira Goncalves, Antonio Jorge Oliveira Bessa, Francisco Da Costa Ferriera, Jose Luis Freitas Lima

Plaintiffs/respondents

Rosas Construtores S. A., Construcoes Gabriel A. S. Couto S. A. & Empresa Deconstrucoes Amandio Carvalho S. A. trading under the style and title of RAC Contractors and/or RAC Eire Partnership

Defendants/appellants

Carlos Manuel Miranda, Alfredo Martins Rodrigues Fernandes, Victor Manuel Marques De Oliveira, Maria Piedosa Ribeiro Cardosa Gastalho, Francisco Pereira Martins, Jose Maria Coehlo Barbosa, Carlos Jose Longa

Plaintiffs/respondents

Rosas Constructores S. A., Construcoes Gabriel A. S. Couto S. A & Empresa Deconstrucoes Amandio Carvalho S. A. all trading under the style and title of RAC Contractors and/or RAC Eire Partnership

Defendants/appellants

Armando Agostinho Alves Da Silva, Alvaro Abilio Queiros Coehlo, Helder Figueiredo, Mario Augusto Ramalho Gastalho, Samuel Filipe Da Silva Oliveria, Jose Antonio Fonseca Ribeiro, Alberto Bessa Leite, Luis Rodrigues Dias Mourato, Jose Duarte Magalhaes, Jose Maria Martins Veloso

Plaintiffs/respondents

Rosas Construtores S. A., Construcoes Gabriel A. S. Couto S. A. & Empresa Deconstrucoes Amandio Carvalho S. A. all trading under the style and title of RAC Contractors and/or RAC Eire Partnership

Defendants/appellants

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Post Judgment Ruling on Costs

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Entitlement to costs in the Court of Appeal after mixed success on appeal
  2. 2 Whether to vary High Court costs order in light of partial success on appeal

Ratio Decidendi

Given the mutual success and failures of the parties on appeal, the Court of Appeal made no order as to costs in that court. The High Court costs order was affirmed because the essential findings of fact in favour of the plaintiffs remained undisturbed, despite the defendants' legal success on one issue.

Court Disposition

No order as to costs in the Court of Appeal; High Court costs order affirmed.

Orders

  • No order as to costs in the Court of Appeal.
  • High Court costs order affirmed.