Della Franca v Lorenzato; Burwood Council v Lorenzato (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 53

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Della Franca v Lorenzato; Burwood Council v Lorenzato (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 53 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 7 April 2022 Decision date: 07 April 2022 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [2]; Brereton JA at [28]. Decision: In the Burwood Council appeal (1) Set aside order (4) made on 16 December 2021 and in lieu thereof: (a) Order Ms Lorenzato to pay Burwood Council's costs of the appeal, including of the Council's notice of motion filed on 22 December 2021; (b) Pursuant to UCPR r 42.15, order that the Council pay Ms Lorenzato's costs on the ordinary basis of the proceedings at first instance up to 29 May 2020, and that Ms Lorenzato pay the Council's costs on the indemnity basis of the proceedings at first instance thereafter. In the Della Franca appeal (2) Dismiss Mr Della Franca's notice of motion filed on 23 December 2021, with costs. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Court of Appeal — variation of costs order — whether non-acceptance at first instance of an Offer of Compromise and Calderbank offers warranted departure from ordinary cost consequences — whether the Court should "order otherwise" for the purposes of UCPR r 42.15(2) Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW), s 149 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.13, 42.13A(2), 42.13A(3), 42.15, 42.15A Cases Cited: Associated Confectionery (Aust) Ltd v Mineral and Chemical Traders Pty Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 349 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2006] NSWSC 583 Brymount Pty Ltd v Cummins (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 69 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Curtis v Harden Shire Council (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 45 Donald Campbell & Co Ltd v Pollak [1927] AC 732 Elite Protection Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon [2007] NSWCA 322 Herbert (bht Meehan) v Tamworth City Council (No 4) (2004) 60 NSWLR 476; [2004] NSWSC 394 Hobartville Stud Pty Ltd v Union Insurance Co Ltd (1991) 25 NSWLR 358 Houatchnathara v Bednarczyk [1996] NSWSC 486 Johnston v Johnston [2016] NSWCA 52 Jones v Bradley (No 2) [2003] NSWCA 258 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Maitland Hospital v Fisher (No 2) (1992) 27 NSWLR 721 Morgan v Johnson (1998) 44 NSWLR 578; [1998] NSWSC 367 Penrith Rugby League Club Ltd trading as Cardiff Panthers v Elliot (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 356 Re Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Regency Media Pty Ltd v AAV Australia Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 368 Smallacombe v Lockyer Investment Co Pty Ltd (1993) 42 FCR 97; 114 ALR 568 SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd v Campbelltown City Council [2000] NSWCA 323 South Eastern Area Health Service v King [2006] NSWCA 2 Tickell v Trifleska Pty Ltd (1990) 25 NSWLR 353 Valuer-General (NSW) v Pyntoe Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 346 Walker v Harwood [2017] NSWCA 228 Whitehouse Properties Pty Ltd v Bond Brewing (NSW) Ltd (1992) 28 NSWLR 17 Category: Costs Parties: Matter 2020/339522: Michael Lewis Della Franca (Appellant) Elisa Lorenzato (Respondent)