A & M Green Investments Pty Limited v Albury City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 164

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: A & M Green Investments Pty Limited v Albury City Council (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 164 Hearing dates: 16 July 2012 Decision date: 17 July 2012 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Pepper J Decision: Leave to discontinue granted to the applicants. The applicants to pay the respondent's costs of the proceedings and of the motion on a party-party basis as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS: application for discontinuance by applicants - proceedings discontinued upon granting of development approval - indemnity costs sought by respondent - whether proceedings had any prospects of success - whether Calderbank offer unreasonably refused - leave to discontinue granted - costs payable by applicants as agreed or assessed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rr 13.4, 42.1, 42.15A, 42.19 Cases Cited: A & M Green Investments Pty Ltd v Albury City Council [2012] NSWLEC 50 Al Amanah College Inc v Minister for Education and Training (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 26 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 12 Broken Hill City Council v Tumanic [2012] NSWLEC 162 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Davies v Sydney Water Corporation (No 2) [2012] NSWLEC 150 Eather v Mosman Municipal Council [2012] NSWLEC 92 Hazeldene's Chicken Farm Pty Ltd v Victorian WorkCover Authority (No 2) [2005] VSCA 298; (2005) 13 VR 435 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Mosman Municipal Council v Harvey and Fizgerald [2012] NSWLEC 83 Old v McInnes and Hodgkinson [2011] NSWCA 410 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Polarizers (Aust) Pty Ltd v Marrickville Municipal Council (1979) 40 LGRA 18 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6; (1997) 186 CLR 622 Shoalhaven City Council v South Coast Concrete Crushing & Recycling Pty Ltd [2010] NSWLEC 80, (2010) 174 LGERA 184 Vaisey v Parramatta City Council [2002] NSWLEC 182; (2002) 124 LGERA 270 Vis Visitor Investment Services Pty Ltd v Hawkesbury City Council (No 2) [2010] NSWLEC 252; (2010) 178 LGERA 97 Category: Costs Parties: A & M Green Investments Pty Limited (First Applicant) S & K Green Investments Pty Limited (Second Applicant) Albury City Council (First Respondent) Representation: Mr G Laughton SC (Applicant) Mr M D Seymour (Respondent) Pogson Cronin Solicitors (First and Second Applicant) Kell Moore Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 41247 of 2011