Newcastle City Council v Paul Wieland [2009] NSWCA 113

Reported Decision: 74 NSWLR 173

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: Newcastle City Council v Paul Wieland [2009] NSWCA 113

HEARING DATE(S): 30 April 2009

JUDGMENT DATE: 19 May 2009

JUDGMENT OF: Beazley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Ipp JA at 6

DECISION: The appeal be dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: PROCEDURE - costs - agreements as to costs - whether costs of the proceedings includes costs of mediation - application of Civil Procedure Act 2005 - s 28

Civil Procedure Act 2005 LEGISLATION CITED: Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (Qld)

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

Charlick Trading Pty Ltd v Australian National Railways Commissions [2001] FCA 629 CASES CITED: Higgins v Nicol (No 2) (1972) 21 FLR 34 Mackay v Hamilton [1905] VLR 457 Mead & Anor v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2007] NSWSC 500

Newcastle City Council (First Appellant) PARTIES: HP Planning Services Pty Ltd (Second Appellant) Paul Wieland (First Respondent) Janine Wieland (Second Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40082/08

COUNSEL: P R Cummings (Appellants) T A Alexis SC; D H Mitchell (Respondents)

Rockliffs (Appellants) SOLICITORS: Moray & Agnew Solictors (First respondent) Colin Biggers & Paisley (Second Respondent)

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 1510/06

LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Sidis DCJ

LOWER COURT DATE OF DECISION: 5 February 2008