Blacktown City Council v Paciullo; Liang [2020] NSWLEC 75

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Blacktown City Council v Paciullo; Liang [2020] NSWLEC 75 Hearing dates: 8 May 2020, further written submissions 12 May 2020, 19 June 2020 Date of orders: 25 June 2020 Decision date: 25 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: See [40] of judgment Catchwords: COSTS – class 4 civil enforcement proceedings – enforcement of brothel closure order – consent orders made in terms sought in summons – capitulation warranting costs order in council's favour Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 3, 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 42.1 Cases Cited: Fifteenth Eestin Nominees Pty Ltd v Rosenberg (No 2) (2009) 24 VR 155; [2009] VSCA 178 Kiama Council v Grant (2006) LGERA 441; [2006] NSWLEC 96 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Re Hudson; Ex parte Citicorp Australia Ltd (1986) 11 FCR 141 Ryde City Council v Chen (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 64 Texts Cited: Costs Guide NSW (Thomson Reuters, Online) G E Dal Pont, Law of Costs (4th ed, 2018, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Costs Parties: Blacktown City Council (Applicant) Paul Shane Paciullo (First Respondent) Ni Liang (Second Respondent) Representation: COUNSEL: S Shneider, solicitor (Applicant) N/A (First Respondent) N Liang in person (Second Respondent)

SOLICITORS: Houston Dearn O'Connor (Applicant) N/A (First Respondent) N/A (Second Respondent) File Number(s): 19/393344