Mamfredas Investment Group Pty Limited (formerly known as MAM Marketing Pty Ltd) v PropertyIT and Consulting Pty Limited & Ors [2013] NSWSC 929

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Mamfredas Investment Group Pty Limited (formerly known as MAM Marketing Pty Ltd) v PropertyIT and Consulting Pty Limited & Ors [2013] NSWSC 929 Hearing dates: 30 November 2012 Decision date: 12 July 2013 Jurisdiction: Equity Division Before: Slattery J Decision: Restriction as to user extinguished. Plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: PROPERTY - restriction as to user over parking spaces in strata building - use limited to owners or occupiers of adjoining building - restriction registered before adjoining building developed - adjoining building ultimately developed with its own parking spaces - owner of parking spaces seeks extinguishment of restriction under Conveyancing Act 1919 s 89 - all but three of the owners benefiting from restriction signed releases - three remaining owners filed submitting appearances. COSTS - plaintiff successful on its application under Conveyancing Act 1919 s 89 - plaintiff and defendants involved in lengthy negotiations before proceedings commenced - defendants' filed submitting appearances "save as to costs" under UCPR r 6.11 - whether plaintiff should pay defendants' costs - or whether defendants should pay plaintiff's costs on an indemnity basis - whether proceedings should have been commenced ex parte. Legislation Cited: Conveyancing Act 1919 s 89(a), s 88(2)(d), s 88(3A), s 88B Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 r 6.11, 42.1 Cases Cited: Armishaw v Denby Horton (NZ) Ltd [1984] 1 NZLR 44 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) v Krecichwost (2008) 72 NSWLR 498 Brown v STA of NSW [2000] NSWSC 802 Castagna v Great Wall Resources Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 942 Castle Constructions Pty Limited [2009] NSWSC 1143, (2009) 75 NSWLR 629 Cummins v Mackenzie (1979) 2 NSWLR 803 Develtor Property Group Pty Ltd v Newcastle City Council [2001] NSWLEC 47 Durian (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Cavacourt Pty Ltd [2000] 10 BPR 18,099; [2000] NSWCA 28 El Deeb v Magistrates Court of South Australia (1999) 72 SASR 596 Filter v Public Trustee [2007] NSWSC 1487, Sahab Holdings Pty Limited v Registrar-General Fordham v Fordyce [2007] NSWCA 129 Frasers Lorne Pty Ltd v Joyce Goldsworthy Burke & Ors [2008] NSWSC 743 Frasers Lorne Pty Ltd v Joyce Goldsworthy Burke & Ors [2008] NSWSC 743 Hardie v Cuthbert (No 2) (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, 31 May 1988, Young J) Heaton v Loblay (1960) SR (NSW) 332 In re Truman, Hanbury, Buxton & Company Ltd's Application [1956] 1 QB 261 Manfred Paul Radandt & Anor v Gary Daniel O'Toole [2006] NSWSC 721 Marian Walker v Brian Bridgewood and Ors (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 284 Markos v OR Autor Pty Ltd [2007] NSWSC 810 Pieper v Edwards [1982] 1 NSWLR 336 Re Ghey & Galton's Application [1957] 2 QB 650 Re Henderson's Conveyance [1940] Ch 835 Castagna v Great Wall Resources Pty Ltd [2005] NSWSC 942 Re Mason and the Conveyancing Act (1960) 78 WN (NSW) 925 Re Rose Bay Bowling & Recreation Club Ltd (1935) 52 WN (NSW) 77 Re Roseblade; Re Foenander [1964 -5] NSWR 2044 Re Withers [1970] VR 319 Ryan v Sutherland [2011] NSWSC 1397 Stanhill Pty Ltd v Jackson [2005] VSC 355 Takchi Bros Constructions Pty Ltd v Woods [2010] NSWSC 115 TZ Developments Pty Ltd v Rickman Pty Ltd 7 BPR 14,605 Willesee v Willesee (1974) 2 NSWLR 275 Texts Cited: Court Forms, Precedents & Pleadings NSW, LexisNexis, Sydney, 1989 Category: Costs Parties: Plaintiff:- Mamfredas Investment Group Pty Limited (formerly known as MAM Marketing Pty Limited) First Defendant:- PropertyIT and Consulting Pty Limited Second Defendant:- John Emanuel Lutman Third Defendant:- Jennifer Julie Game Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff:- T. A. Berberian First Defendant:- P.B. Walsh Second Defendant:- submitting appearance Third Defendant:- submitting appearance Solicitors: Plaintiff:- Martin Deutsch, Colin Biggers & Paisley First Defendant:- David Mark Crompton, Church & Grace Second Defendant:- submitting appearance Third Defendant:- submitting appearance File Number(s): 2012/292243 Publication restriction: No