Zhang v Davidson (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 89

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zhang v Davidson (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 89 Hearing dates: 27 April 2020 Date of orders: 14 July 2020 Decision date: 14 July 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Robson J Decision: See orders at [72] Catchwords: ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING — Land and Environment Court — Practice and procedure — Costs — Tree dispute — Whether order for costs is fair and reasonable — Costs of litigant appearing by an agent — No order as to costs Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW) r 3.7 Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 (NSW) Pt 2A, ss 14D, 14E Cases Cited: Arden Anglican School v Hornsby Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 103; (2008) 158 LGERA 224 Bailey v Gould [2011] NSWLEC 96 Burns v St Clair (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 115 Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403; [1994] HCA 14 D'Arcy v Campbelltown City Council [2003] NSWLEC 164; (2003) 126 LGERA 401 Dunford v Gosford City Council (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 96 Fox v Ginsberg (No 3) [2011] NSWLEC 139 Grant v Kiama Municipal Council [2006] NSWLEC 70 Liverpool City Council v Moorebank Recyclers Pty Limited; Benedict Industries Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning (No 4) [2017] NSWLEC 116 McLaren v Lewis (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 176; (2011) 183 LGERA 344 Steber v Job [2019] NSWLEC 1308 Zhang v Davidson [2020] NSWLEC 1030 Texts Cited: Land and Environment Court Practice Note – Class 2 Tree Applications Category: Costs Parties: Jianqiu Zhang (Applicant) Bruce Norman Davidson (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Shapiro, solicitor (Applicant) R Buttrose, as agent (Respondent)