Sader v Elgammal (No 3) [2024] NSWLEC 35

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Sader v Elgammal (No 3) [2024] NSWLEC 35 Hearing dates: 3 April 2024 Date of orders: 12 April 2024 Decision date: 12 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: See orders at [171]. Catchwords: COSTS: whether costs follow the event when a respondent surrenders to the orders sought by an applicant in the originating process – whether conduct of the applicants was unreasonable thereby warranting a departure from the usual costs order – whether applicants' failure to notify the first respondent prior to commencing proceedings was unreasonable conduct warranting a different costs order – whether applicants' failure to personally serve the first respondent with the originating process was unreasonable conduct warranting a different costs order – whether the applicants' rejection of an offer to settle the proceedings on the same terms as the relief that they ultimately obtained absent an order as to costs was unreasonable – effect of filing of a submitting appearance by the second respondent on costs – applicable legal principles. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 56, 98 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, ss 1.4, 4.31, 4.63 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, cl 68 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 4.63, 10.19, 10.20, 42.1, 42.20, 59.10 Cases Cited: Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] All ER 333; [1975] 3 WLR 586 Council of the City of Sydney v Chapman [2007] NSWLEC 146 Homemakers Supacenta Belrose Pty Ltd v Warringah Council (No 2) [2008] NSWLEC 126; (2008) 158 LGERA 90 Inglis v Buckley (No 2) [2023] NSWLEC 113 Kiama Council v Grant [2006] NSWLEC 96; (2006) 143 LGERA 441 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534 Nadilo v Eagleton [2021] NSWCA 232; (2021) 250 LGERA 89 Norbis v Norbis [1986] HCA 17; (1986) 161 CLR 513 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Ralph Lauren 57 Pty Limited v Byron Shire Council [2014] NSWCA 107; (2014) 199 LGERA 424 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; ex parte Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6; (1997) 186 CLR 622 Rossi v Living Choice Australia Ltd [2015] NSWCA 244 Sader v Elgammal (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 4 Sader v Elgammal [2022] NSWLEC 107 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188; (2013) 84 NSWLR 311 Category: Costs Parties: Mark Sader (First Applicant) Sandra Sader (Second Applicant) Yasser Elgammal (First Respondent) Paul Gearin (Second Respondent) State of New South Wales (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: N Eastman SC with J Farrell (First and Second Applicants) I Hemmings SC with J Reid (First Respondent) F Berglund (Second Respondent) Submitting appearance (Third Respondent)