Eva Joy Ambrus v Lee Ellen Buchanan (No. 2) [2023] NSWSC 5

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Eva Joy Ambrus v Lee Ellen Buchanan (No. 2) [2023] NSWSC 5 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 24 January 2023 Decision date: 24 January 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: Williams J Decision: See paragraph [16]. Catchwords: COSTS – costs of application for appointment of trustees for sale pursuant to s 66G of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) – where usual order would be for all co-owners' costs to be paid out of the proceeds of sale of the land – where unreasonable conduct of the defendants caused costs to be incurred unnecessarily Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 66G Cases Cited: Chetwynd v Rose [2021] NSWCA 193 Chow v Chow (No 2) (2015) 18 BPR 35,385; [2015] NSWSC 1348 Kardos v Sarbutt (No. 2) [2006] NSWCA 206 Norris v Norris [2021] NSWSC 1676 Stibbard-Leaver v Leaver [2021] NSWSC 65 Stone v Stone (2014) 17 BPR 33,443; [2014] NSWSC 1655 Category: Costs Parties: Eva Joy Ambrus (Plaintiff) Lee Ellen Buchanan (First Defendant) Rudolf Ernst Thaesler (Second Defendant) Erin Frances Donkin (Third Defendant) Sharon Elizabeth Boyd (Fourth Defendant) Willow Hallgren (Fifth Defendant) Courtney Donkin (Sixth Defendant) Michael Wayne Donkin (Seventh Defendant) Earthwands Pty Limited (Eighth Defendant) Caitlin Donkin (Ninth Defendant) Barbara Straker (Tenth Defendant) Ian James McQueen (Eleventh Defendant) Michael David McQueen (Twelfth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: D. Hand (Plaintiff) P Dehlsen (solicitor) (First to Twelfth Defendants)