Catchwords:

COSTS – party/party – general rule that costs follow the event – appeal upheld in part – whether issues severable – partly successful appellant to pay bulk of respondent’s costs

COSTS – party/party – exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event – offers of compromise – whether failure to accept offers unreasonable – offers not specifying costs consequences of non-acceptance – offers to discontinue appeal if entitlement to trial costs foregone

COSTS – party/party – exceptions to general rule that costs follow the event – recovery limited to $20,000 –total amount payable to multiple defendants exceeded $500,000 – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.34 not engaged