Zante Investments Pty Ltd v Jarvis (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 64

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Zante Investments Pty Ltd v Jarvis (No 2) [2024] NSWLEC 64 Hearing dates: 18 June 2024 Decision date: 24 June 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Pain J Decision: See below in [57]. Catchwords: COSTS – whether fair and reasonable to award costs under r 3.7 Land and Environment Court Rules in favour of respondent following unsuccessful tree dispute application – presumptive rule that each party pays their own costs – whether unreasonable circumstances justify costs order Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Dividing Fences Act 1991 (NSW) Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 (NSW), ss 7, 8 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), r 3.7 Cases Cited: Arden Anglican School v Hornsby Shire Council (2008) 158 LGERA 224; [2008] NSWLEC 103 Carey v Pattinson (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 177 Marks v Perham (No 2) [2020] NSWLEC 84 McLaren v Lewis (No 2) (2011) 183 LGERA 344; [2011] NSWLEC 176 Owners Strata Plan 31839 v Alafaci [2016] NSWLEC 1083 Popovac v Kennedy [2022] NSWLEC 9 Smith v Kaddour (No 2) [2018] NSWLEC 21 Zante Investments Pty Ltd v Jarvis [2024] NSWLEC 1085 Texts Cited: Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Class 2 Practice Note – Tree Applications (1 December 2018) Category: Costs Parties: Zante Investments Pty Ltd (Applicant) Nick Jarvis (First Respondent) Mary-Lou Jarvis (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: C Koikas (Applicant) M Jarvis (Agent for the First Respondent, Self-Represented for the Second Respondent)