The Owners-Strata Plan 6636 v Bickley [2015] NSWLEC 113

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: The Owners-Strata Plan 6636 v Bickley [2015] NSWLEC 113 Hearing dates: 10 July 2015 Date of orders: 13 July 2015 Decision date: 13 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Pepper J Decision: Respondent to pay the applicant's costs of proceedings as agreed or assessed, including the costs of the notice of motion. Catchwords: COSTS: whether fair and reasonable that the respondent pay the applicant's costs – whether respondent engaged in unreasonable conduct during the proceedings – whether costs should be awarded in a fix sum or as agreed or assessed . Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, s 98(4) Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, rr 3.7 Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 Cases Cited: Agonic Holdings Pty Ltd v Lithgow City Council [2009] NSWLEC 34 Arden Anglican School v Hornsby Shire Council [2008] NSWLEC 103; (2008) 158 LGERA 224 Barich v Parramatta City Council [2015] NSWLEC 98 Broken Hill City Council v Tumanic [2012] NSWLEC 162 Community Association DP270253 v Woollahra Municipal Council [2015] NSWCA 80; (2015) 207 LGERA 268 Harrison v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Port Stephens v Sansom [2007] NSWCA 299; (2007) 156 LGERA 125 Puruse Pty Ltd v Council of the City of Sydney [2009] NSWLEC 163; (2009) 169 LGERA 85 St Marys Land Limited v Valuer-General of New South Wales [2011] NSWLEC 2 Thaina Town (On Goulburn) Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2007] NSWCA 300; (2007) 156 LGERA 150 The Owners-Strata Plan No 6636 v Bickley [2015] NSWLEC 1109 Tou v Maskiney [2010] NSWLEC 105 Woollahra Municipal Council v Tilley [2010 NSWLEC 75 Category: Costs Parties: The Owners-Strata Plan 6636 (Applicant) Leslie Bickley (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr C Prestipino, solicitor (Applicant) N/A (Respondent)