Piety Developments Pty Ltd v Cumberland City Council (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 196

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Piety Developments Pty Ltd v Cumberland City Council (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 196 Hearing dates: 7 August 2024 Date of orders: 7 August 2024 Decision date: 07 August 2024 Before: Payne JA; Adamson JA; Griffiths AJA Decision: (1) On the Cumberland City Council giving the following undertakings on a without admissions basis: (a) an undertaking to Piety Developments Pty Ltd that, following the outcome of the rescission motion dated 3 November 2021, it will not dispose of, or encumber, the subject land at 13 John St, Lidcombe NSW until Piety's application for special leave to the High Court is determined; and (b) an undertaking to the Court that, in the event that the Council passes the rescission motion at its upcoming meeting, it will not raise that fact/matter in opposing Piety's application for special leave to appeal, (i) Dismiss the notice of motion filed 6 August 2024. (ii) Order the applicant to pay the respondent's costs. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – urgent application for stay pending as yet unfiled application for special leave to appeal to the High Court – application of Burgundy Royale test – no substantial prospect of special leave being granted – stay refused Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), s 54A Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), s 372 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 18.4 Cases Cited: 123 259 932 Pty Ltd v Cessnock City Council (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 89 Comandate Marine Corp v Pan Australia Shipping Pty Ltd [2006] HCATrans 353 De L v Director-General, Department of Community Services (NSW) [1996] HCA 9; 136 ALR 201 Edelsten v Ward (No 2) (1988) 63 ALJR 346 Gerah Imports Pty Ltd v Duke Group Ltd (in liq) [1994] HCA 3; 68 ALJR 196 Haydon v Chivell [1999] HCA 39; 73 ALJR 1311 Jennings Construction Ltd v Burgundy Royale Investments Pty Ltd (1986) 161 CLR 681at 684; [1986] HCA 84 Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (No 2) [1998] HCA 32; 72 ALJR 869 Piety Developments Pty Ltd v Cumberland City Council [2023] NSWSC 480 Piety Developments Pty Ltd v Cumberland City Council [2024] NSWCA 18 Piety Developments Pty Ltd v Cumberland City Council (No 3) [2023] NSWSC 1627 Rinehart v Welker (2012) 83 NSWLR 347; [2012] NSWCA 1 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Piety Developments Pty Ltd (Applicant) Cumberland City Council (First Respondent) Bilal El-Cheikh (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: F Corsaro SC / T Rogan (Applicant) A McInerney SC (Respondent)