Council of the City of Sydney v Waldorf Apartments Hotel Sydney Pty Limited and Anor (No 3) [2008] NSWLEC 175

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : Council of the City of Sydney v Waldorf Apartments Hotel Sydney Pty Limited and Anor (No 3) [2008] NSWLEC 175

APPLICANT Council of the City of Sydney PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT Waldorf Apartments Hotel Sydney Pty Limited SECOND RESPONDENT Rinbac Pty Limited

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40389 of 2007

CORAM: Pain J

KEY ISSUES: Costs :- exercise of discretion to award costs in Class 4 proceedings - whether disentitling conduct due to Council's incorrect representations to the Respondents many years before litigation commenced

Civil Procedure Act 2005 s 98 LEGISLATION CITED: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 s 81A Local Government Act 1919 s 342AS Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Pt 42.1

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