Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd v Lord (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 17

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd v Lord (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 17 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 15 February 2023 Decision date: 15 February 2023 Before: Ward P; Mitchelmore JA; Kirk JA Decision: 1. The appellants pay two-thirds of the respondents' costs of the appeal. 2. There be no order as to the appellants' costs of the appeal. Catchwords: COSTS Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Mining Act 1992 (NSW), s 155 Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW), s 6(1) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1 Cases Cited: Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd v Lord [2022] NSWCA 271 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Lord v Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd [2021] NSWLEC 126 Category: Costs Parties: Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd (First Appellant) Cobalt Blue Holdings Ltd (Second Appellant) David Anthony Lord (First Respondent) John Montgomery Lord (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: I Hemmings SC with J Reid (Appellants) CL Lenehan SC with PM Lane (Respondent)

Solicitors: Lander & Rogers (Appellants) Harris Freidman Lawyers (Respondents) File Number(s): 2021/00348680 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Land and Environment Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Class 8 Citation: [2021] NSWLEC 126 Date of Decision: 12 November 2021 Before: Duggan J File Number(s): 2021/256624