Pittwater Council v Moore Development Group Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWCA 278

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Pittwater Council v Moore Development Group Pty Ltd & Anor [2004] NSWCA 278 HEARING DATE(S) : 9 August 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 August 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 18; Ipp JA at 19 DECISION : 1. Summons for leave to appeal dismissed as incompetent.; 2. No order as to costs.

CATCHWORDS : APPEAL - no right to appeal from interlocutory order which did not affect the final decision in the proceedings adversely to the appellant - RES JUDICATA - interlocutory decision - adverse to party who succeeded in the final decision - no issue estoppel for other proceedings Bass v Permanent Trustee Co Ltd (1999) 198 CLR 334 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 CASES CITED : Commonwealth v Bank of New South Wales [1950] AC 235 Fidelitas Shipping Co Ltd v V/O Exportchleb [1966] 1 QB 630 Gerlach v Clifton Bricks Pty Ltd (2002) 209 CLR 478 Pittwater Council (Claimant) PARTIES : Moore Development Group Pty Ltd (First Opponent) Anna Maria Romeo & Giuseppe Romeo (Second Opponents) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40830/03 B J Preston SC/J M Jagot (Claimant) COUNSEL : Submitting appearance (First Opponent) P Tomasetti/J Johnson (Second Opponents) Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Claimant) SOLICITORS : Ellis Reuben (First Opponent) Carbone Anderson (Second Opponents)

LOWER COURT Land & Environment Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT LEC 10710/02 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Lloyd J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40830/03