Riechelmann v McCabe (No 2)

• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Costs
  3. › Late amendment to pleading
  4. › Whether costs should follow the event where late substantial amendment altered case
  5. › Whether amendment would have been vigorously fought even if made earlier
  6. › Allowance for lengthening of hearing
  7. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1
• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Costs
  3. › Indemnity costs
  4. › Offer of compromise
  5. › Whether offer complied with UCPR r 20.26
  6. › Whether offer was capable of acceptance without further discussion
  7. › Ambiguity as to scope of offer
  8. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.13A(3)
• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Costs
  3. › Indemnity costs
  4. › Calderbank offer
  5. › Whether letter constituted effective Calderbank offer
  6. › Whether unreasonable to reject offer at early stage of proceedings
• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Costs
  3. › Separable issues
  4. › Whether unsuccessful party entitled to costs on separable issue
  5. › Whether issues clearly dominant or separable
  6. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1

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