Campbell Taylor v Council of the Municipality of Woollahra [2022] NSWLEC 96

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Campbell Taylor v Council of the Municipality of Woollahra [2022] NSWLEC 96 Hearing dates: 31 May 2022 Date of orders: 31 May 2022 Decision date: 31 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraphs 23 and 24 Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – application for joinder – s 8.15(2) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – whether issues raised would be sufficiently addressed absent joinder – application for joinder dismissed Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW) Cases Cited: Quakers Hill SPV Pty Ltd v Blacktown City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 243 Morrison Design Partnership Pty Ltd v North Sydney Council (2007) 159 LGERA 361 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Frances Ezra (First Applicant on the Notice of Motion) Jack Ezra (Second Applicant on the Notice of Motion) Julie-Anne McMillan (Third Applicant on the Notice of Motion) Council of the Municipality of Woollahra (Respondent) (First Respondent on the Notice of Motion) Campbell Taylor (Applicant) (Second Respondent on the Notice of Motion) Representation: Counsel: P Tomasetti SC (Applicants on the Notice of Motion) S Patterson, Solicitor (Respondent) (First Respondent on the Notice of Motion) M Hanna, Solicitor (Applicant) (Second Respondent on the Notice of Motion)

Solicitors: Pikes & Verekers Lawyers (Applicants on the Notice of Motion) Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie (First Respondent on the Notice of Motion) Project Lawyers (Second Respondent on the Notice of Motion) File Number(s): 2022/44261 Publication restriction: No