Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Environment Protection Authority (No 11) [2023] NSWLEC 110

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Environment Protection Authority (No 11) [2023] NSWLEC 110 Hearing dates: 20 June 2022 and 23 October 2023 Date of orders: 23 October 2023 Decision date: 23 October 2023 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [106]. Catchwords: COSTS: determination of the 'event' – whether costs should be apportioned – whether costs payable on an indemnity basis on the basis of Calderbank offers – whether costs payable on an indemnity basis on the basis of abuse of process – legal principles – costs apportioned – costs payable on an ordinary basis only. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56, 98 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, s 50(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 1.5, 42.1, 42.5, Sch 1 Cases Cited: Ainger v Coffs Harbour City Council (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 212 Allianz Australia Insurance Limited v Rawson Homes Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 334 Anastasiou v Wallace [2020] NSWLEC 14 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd (No 5) [2021] FCA 246 Australians for Sustainable Development Inc v Minister for Planning (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 70 Baillieu Knight Frank (NSW) Pty Ltd v Ted Manny Real Estate Pty Ltd (1992) 30 NSWLR 359 Baresic v Slingshot Holdings Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 160 Bassett v Cameron (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 419 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Brown v Randwick City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 28 C G Maloney Pty Ltd v Noon [2011] NSWCA 397 C&V Engineering Services Pty Ltd v Metropolitan Demolitions Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 240 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333; (1975) 3 WLR 586 Cando Management and Maintenance Pty Ltd v Cumberland Council [2019] NSWCA 26; (2019) 237 LGERA 128 Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Platinum Investments Management Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 197 Colgate Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd [1993] FCA 801; (1993) 46 FCR 225 Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 219 E Group Security Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 1296 Edmonds v Barrington Winstanley Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 197 Favotto Family Restaurants Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 519 Filetron Pty Ltd v Innovate Partners Pty Ltd atf Banton Family Trust 2 and Goulburn Mulwaree Council (No 3) [2023] NSWLEC 104 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Hastings Point Progress Association v Tweed Shire Council (No 3) [2010] NSWCA 39; (2010) 172 LGERA 157 Herning v GWS Machinery Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 375 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Limited (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Jeffery & Katouskas v SST Consulting Pty Ltd [2009] HCA 43; (2009) 239 CLR 75 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 69; (1990) 170 CLR 534 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Liao v New South Wales; Zhang v State of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 71 LMI Australasia Pty Ltd v Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 74 Lu v Walding (No 3) [2022] NSWLEC 15 Masters in Building Training Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2022] NSWSC 697 Mead v Watson as Liquidator for Hypec Electronics [2005] NSWCA 133; (2005) 23 ACLC 718 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pty Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Oikos Constructions Pty Ltd t/as Lars Fischer Constructions v Ostin (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 98 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 PDP Capital Pty Ltd v Grasshopper Ventures Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCAFC 147 Preston v Nikolaidis (No 2) [2021] NSWSC 174 Rosniak v Government Insurance Office (1997) 41 NSWLR 608 Sze Tu v Lowe (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 91 The Uniting Church v Takacs (No 2) [2008] NSWCA 172 Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Verde Terra Pty Ltd (No 3) [2020] NSWLEC 40 Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Environment Protection Authority (No 9) [2022] NSWLEC 29 Verde Terra Pty Ltd v Central Coast Council; Central Coast Council v Environment Protection Authority (No 10) [2022] NSWLEC 49 Webuildem Pty Ltd v Arab Bank Australia Ltd [2013] FCA 37 Category: Costs Parties: Proceedings 2019/101279 Verde Terra Pty Ltd (Applicant/First Cross Respondent) Central Coast Council (First Respondent/Cross Claimant) Mangrove Mountain Landfill Pty Ltd (Second Cross Respondent) Mangrove Properties (NSW) Pty Ltd (Third Cross Respondent) Proceedings 2019/203552 Central Coast Council (Applicant) Verde Terra Pty Ltd (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Proceedings 2019/101279 P Larkin SC with J Stuckey-Clarke and G Tsang (Applicant) T Howard SC with M Astill (First Respondent/Cross Claimant) P Larkin SC with J Stuckey-Clarke and G Tsang (First, Second and Third Cross Respondents) Proceedings 2019/203552 T Howard SC with M Astill (Applicant) P Larkin SC with J Stuckey-Clarke and G Tsang (Second Respondent)