Lehner v The Owners – Strata Plan No 65870 [2023] NSWCATAP 102

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Lehner v The Owners – Strata Plan No 65870 [2023] NSWCATAP 102 Hearing dates: 6 March 2023 Date of orders: 12 April 2023 Decision date: 12 April 2023 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: K Rosser, Principal Member M Gracie, Senior Member Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is refused. 2. The appeal is dismissed. 3. Each party is to pay their own costs of the appeal proceedings. Catchwords: APPEAL – Consumer and Commercial Division - costs order – withdrawal of application at the end of final hearing – capitulation or surrender- whether special circumstances - whether misconduct or disentitling conduct – exercise of discretion – House v The King - costs of appeal Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) Cases Cited: Al-Daouk v Mr Pine Pty Ltd t/as Furnco Bankstown [2015] NSWCATAP 111 Chapman v McLaughin [2016] NSWCATAP 212 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 CPD Holdings Pty Ltd t/as The Bathroom Exchange v Baguley [2015] NSWCATAP 21 D Constructions Pty Ltd v Walsh [2020] NSAWCATAP 91 eMove Pty Ltd v Naomi Dickinson [2015] NSWCATAP 94 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Huang v Attapallil & Ors [2017] NSWCA 181 Megerditchian v Kurmond Homes Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 120 Obieta v Australian College of Professionals Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 38 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP Re The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia: ex parte Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6; (1997) 186 CLR 622 Rodny v Stricke [2020] NSWCATAP 20 Ryan v BKB Motor Vehicle Repairs Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAP 39 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith (2017) 95 NSWLR 597 The Owners-Strata Plan No 63731 v B & G Trading Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] NSWCATAP 273 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Lehner (Appellant) The Owners – Strata Plan No 658780 (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Michie Shehadie & Co (Appellant) Bannermans Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00007636 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 14 December 2022 Before: S A McDonald, Senior Member File Number(s): SC 22/28963