Groeneveld v Wollongong City Council [2009] NSWSC 1275

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Groeneveld v Wollongong City Council [2009] NSWSC 1275

HEARING DATE(S) : 30 October 2009

JUDGMENT DATE : 30 October 2009

JURISDICTION : Equity

JUDGMENT OF : Slattery J at 1

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 30 October 2009

DECISION : Order that the plaintiff pay the defendant's costs of these proceedings as agreed or assessed.

CATCHWORDS : PROCEDURE - costs - application of general rule that costs follow the event - no basis demonstrated to displace the application of the general rule

Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 98 LEGISLATION CITED : Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Part 3.2 Roads Act 1993 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 42.1

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

CASES CITED : MacDougall v Curlevski (1996) 40 NSWLR 430

PARTIES : Plaintiff: John Groeneveld Defendant: Wollongong City Council

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 1456/09

COUNSEL : Plaintiff: Mr John Groeneveld (Self Represented) Defendant: Ms F Berglund

SOLICITORS : Plaintiff: Mr John Groeneveld (Self Represented) Defendant: Kells The Lawyers

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION

SLATTERY J

FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 2009

1456/09 JOHN GROENEVELD v WOLLONGONG CITY COUNCIL JUDGMENT 1 HIS HONOUR: These proceedings were heard before me on 25 May 2009. I gave judgment in the matter on 23 June 2009. In that judgment I dismissed the plaintiff's claim. I reserved the question of costs.

2 In a short hearing today the reserved issue of costs has been argued by Ms Berglund on behalf of the defendant Council. Mr Groeneveld, the plaintiff again appeared in person.