Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 163

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 163 Hearing dates: 23 August 2011 Decision date: 23 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Craig J Decision: 1. The applicant is ordered to pay the costs of all respondents in relation to the amended notice of notion dated 1 July 2011. 2. I make orders and give directions in accordance with the draft orders distributed to Mr Jeray and the legal representatives of the respondent in the course of the conduct of case management today, those orders and directions being in accordance with that form which is provided in mark-up or correction mode, initialled by me and placed with the papers. Catchwords: COSTS - unsuccessful application for orders by notice of motion - whether departure from ordinary rule justified - Land and Environment Court Rule 4.2 - costs ordered Legislation Cited: Land and Environment Court Rules 2007 Cases Cited: Caroona Coal Action Group Inc v Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd and Minister for Mineral Resources [2010] NSWLEC 49 Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 28 Category: Costs Parties: Ivan Jeray (Applicant) Blue Mountains City Council (First Respondent) John Egan (Second Respondent) Greg Egan (Third Respondent) Representation: Applicant in person Mr I J Hemmings (First Respondent) Mr P Clay (Second and Third Respondents) Self-represented (Applicant) Marsdens Law Group (First Respondent) Crennan Legal Pty Ltd (Second and Third Respondents) File Number(s): 40986 of 2008