Woodland v Manly Municipal Council [2003] NSWSC 524

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Woodland v Manly Municipal Council [2003] NSWSC 524 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 June 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 June 2003 JURISDICTION: Equity JUDGMENT OF : Hamilton J DECISION : Plaintiffs to pay defendant's costs including costs on the indemnity basis after a Calderbank letter.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE [576] - Costs - Departing from general rule - Conduct of parties - Demand, offer and consent - Offer in Calderbank letter - Relevant considerations - REAL PROPERTY [409] - Easements - Easements generally - Creation - By express agreement or under statute - Other matters - Application refused - Costs - Incidence of Conveyancing Act 1919 s 88K(5). LEGISLATION CITED : Conveyancing Act 1919 s 88K(5) Cummings v Lewis (1993) 113 ALR 285 Duvall v Godfrey Virtue & Co, WASC 4 September 1997 unreported Goodwin v Yee Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 8 BPR 15,795 MGICA (1992) Pty Ltd v Kenny & Good Pty Ltd (1996) 70 FCR 236 CASES CITED : Mitchell v Boutagy 118 LGERA 249 NMFM Property Pty Ltd v Citibank Pty Ltd (No 2) (2001) 109 FCR 77 Verna Trading Pty Ltd v New India Assurance Co Ltd [1991] 1 VR 129 Wilson v Forrester-Babcock (2000) 10 BPR 18,377 Woodland v Manly Municipal Council [2003] NSWSC 392 Peter Richard Woodland (P1) PARTIES : Barbara Woodland (P2) Manly Municipal Council (D) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 5212/99 COUNSEL : N A Nicholls (Ps) J J Webster SC (D) SOLICITORS : P J Donnellan & Co (Ps) Abbott Tout (D)