F & D Bonaccorso Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council (No 5) [2008] NSWLEC 235

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

CITATION : F & D Bonaccorso Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council (No 5) [2008] NSWLEC 235

APPLICANT: F & D Bonaccorso Pty Ltd

FIRST RESPONDENT: City of Canada Bay Council

SECOND RESPONDENT: Arinson Pty Ltd PARTIES : THIRD RESPONDENT: Omaya Holding Pty Ltd

FOURTH RESPONDENT: Omaya Investments Pty Ltd

FIFTH RESPONDENT: The Registrar-General

FILE NUMBER(S) : 40134 of 2003

CORAM: Biscoe J

KEY ISSUES: Costs :- Apportionment of costs where there are multiple issues and successful applicant in Class 4 proceedings fails on issue which is clearly separable - Whether proceedings brought in the public interest and required consideration of a novel and important matter such that, in the circumstances, a respondent should be denied its apportionable costs of an issue on which it has been successful.

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 98 Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (NSW) Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW), ss 20, 69, 94 LEGISLATION CITED: Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 (NSW), rr 3.7(2), 4.2(1) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 45, 676 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 42.1

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