Campbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJGUMMOW, HAYNE, HEYDON AND KIEFEL JJDOUGLAS RONALD CAMPBELL AND ANOR  APPELLANTSANDBACKOFFICE INVESTMENTS PTY LTDAND ANOR  RESPONDENTSCampbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd [No 2][2009] HCA 3623 September 2009S435/2008ORDER1.        Respondents to pay appellants' costs of the proceedings in this Court.2.The costs of proceedings in the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and of the proceedings at trial be in the discretion of the Court of Appeal.On appeal from the Supreme Court of New South WalesRepresentationA J L Bannon SC with J T G Gibson for the appellants (instructed by Rodd Peters Commercial, Media and European Lawyers)J T Gleeson SC with T L Wong for the respondents (instructed by Watson Mangioni Solicitors)Notice:  This copy of the Court's Reasons for Judgment is subject to formal revision prior to publication in the Commonwealth Law Reports.CATCHWORDSCampbell v Backoffice Investments Pty Ltd [No 2]Procedure – Costs.Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981 (Cth), s 6.FRENCH CJ, GUMMOW, HAYNE, HEYDON AND KIEFEL JJ.   On 29 July 2009, the Court published its reasons for decision in this matter.  The Court made orders allowing the appeal, refusing special leave to cross‑appeal, setting aside certain of the orders of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales made on 19 May 2008 and remitting the matter to that Court for further hearing and determination.In the course of the hearing in this Court, the parties sought the opportunity to make further submissions as to costs after the publication of the Court's...