Strathfield Municipal Council v Malass (No 5) [2024] NSWLEC 74

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Strathfield Municipal Council v Malass (No 5) [2024] NSWLEC 74 Hearing dates: 16 July 2024, further written submissions 18 July 2024 Date of orders: 23 July 2024 Decision date: 23 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pain J Decision: The Court orders in the Council's notice of motion dated 13 May 2024 that: (1) The Respondent is to pay the Council the specified gross sum of $157,301.68 pursuant to section 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) within three months (90 days) of the date of this order. (2) The Respondent is to pay the Council's costs of the notice of motion dated 13 May 2024. Catchwords: COSTS – application for gross sum costs order under s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) in certain amount – sufficient material before court to enable gross sum costs order to be made – circumstances of substantive civil enforcement proceeding justify making a gross sum costs order Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Legal Profession Uniform Law 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Ahern v Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd (No 2) [2022] NSWCA 39 Bell v Hartnett Lawyers (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 1592 Colquhoun v District Court of NSW (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 54 eInduct Systems Pty Ltd v 3D Safety Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 422 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Strathfield Municipal Council v Malass (No 4) [2024] NSWLEC 22 Category: Costs Parties: Strathfield Municipal Council (Applicant) Sarah Malass (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G Farland (Applicant) A Hourigan (Respondent)