NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: Duarte v Ross (No 2) [2022] NSWLEC 95 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 5 August 2022 Decision date: 05 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraph 33 Catchwords: COSTS – application for lump sum costs order – s 98(4)(c) of Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – relative responsibility of parties – proportion between issues litigated and costs claimed – complexity of proceedings – gross sum costs order appropriate Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Duarte v Ross [2022] NSWLEC 66 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Leary v Leary [1987] 1 WLR 72 at 76 Smoothpool v Pickering [2001] SASC 131 Young v Hones (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 499 Young v King (No 14) [2018] NSWLEC 162 Zepinic v Chateau Constructions (Aust) Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 99 Category: Costs Parties: Rodney Duarte (Applicant) Murray Ross (Second Respondent) Jacqueline Ross (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: R Duarte, in person (Applicant) N Craven, solicitor (Second and Third Respondents)
Solicitors: R Duarte (in person) Cockburn and Co Lawyers (Second and Third Respondents) File Number(s): 2021/181825 and 2021/181839 Publication restriction: No
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