Simo Popovac v Dominic Kennedy [2022] NSWLEC 9

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Simo Popovac v Dominic Kennedy [2022] NSWLEC 9 Hearing dates: 14 February 2022 Date of orders: 14 February 2022 Decision date: 14 February 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Pepper J Decision: Notice of motion dismissed. Catchwords: COSTS: application for costs in Class 2 tree matter – presumptive rule that each party pays their own costs unless fair and reasonable to otherwise order – whether fair and reasonable to order that an unsuccessful applicant pay costs – whether proceedings brought for an improper purpose – whether non-acceptance of a Calderbank offer a basis to award costs on an indemnity basis in Class 2 proceedings – no order as to costs. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(1) Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 3.7 Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006, ss 14A, 14A(1), 14E(2), Pt 2A Cases Cited: Arden Anglican School v Hornsby Shire Council (2008) 158 LGERA 224; [2008] NSWLEC 103 Blackmore Design Group v Manly Council (2014) 205 LGERA 76; [2014] NSWLEC 164 Brett Hodgson v The Hills Shire Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 133 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Carey v Pattinson (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 177 Commonwealth of Australia v Gretton [2008] NSWCA 117 Fox v Ginsberg (No 3) [2011] NSWLEC 139 Hutley v Cosco (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 335 Lister v Fraser [2018] NSWLEC 25 Marks v Perham (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 84 McLaren v Lewis (No 2) (2011) 183 LGERA 344; [2011] NSWLEC 176 O'Connor v Kerr (No 2) [2015] NSWLEC 1542 Popovac v Kennedy [2021] NSWLEC 1635 Port Stephens Council v Sansom (2007) 156 LGERA 125; [2007] NSWCA 299 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 Twynham Investments Pty Ltd v Goulburn Mulwaree Council (No 2) [2021] NSWLEC 50 Zhang v Davidson (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 89 Category: Costs Parties: Simo Popovac (Applicant) Dominic and Jessica Kennedy (Respondents) Representation: Counsel: C Koikas (Applicant) L Sims (Respondents)