Jukes v Larter (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 103

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Jukes v Larter (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 103 Hearing dates: 12/12/2012 Decision date: 25 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: (1) The summons filed 25 March 2012 is dismissed. (2) The application by the defendants for compensation is refused. (3) The defendants are to pay the plaintiffs' costs up to and including the granting of the interlocutory injunction before Beech Jones J on 10 April 2012 and the hearing on 12 December 2012 on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - costs - interlocutory proceedings - matter resolved before full hearing necessary - whether summons should be dismissed - who should pay costs of proceedings and on what basis - whether defendant entitled to compensation - whether estoppel created re future proceedings Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Conveyancing Act 1919 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Air Express Ltd v Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 75; (1981) 146 CLR 249 Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 63; (2001) 208 CLR 199 Bendigo & Country Districts Trustees & Executors Co Ltd v Sandhurst & Northern District Trustees [1909] HCA 63; (1909) 9 CLR 474 Castlemaine Tooheys Ltd v South Australia [1986] HCA 58; (1986) 161 CLR 148 Coshott v Principal Strategic Operations Pty Ltd [2004] FCAFC 50 European Bank Ltd v Rob Evans of Rob Evans and Associates [2010] HCA 6; (2010) 240 CLR 432 Evans, Rob of Rob Evans and Associates v European Bank Ltd [2009] NSWCA 67 Jukes v Larter [2012] NSWSC 369 Leichhardt Municipal Council v Green [2004] NSWCA 341 Lym International Pty Ltd v Marcolongo [2011] NSWCA 303 MacFarlane, R v ; Ex parte O'Flanagan and O'Reilly [1923] HCA 39; (1923) 32 CLR 518 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Re; Ex parte Lai Quin [1997] HCA 6; (1997) 186 CLR 622 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; 193 CLR 72 Smith v Day (1882) 21 Ch D 421 Sydney City Council v Geftlick [2006] NSWCA 280 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Neville Vincent Jukes (First Plaintiff) Patricia Denise Jukes (Second Plaintiff) Colin Larter (First Defendant) Christine Larter (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: