Jojeni Investments Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 208

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jojeni Investments Pty Ltd v Mosman Municipal Council (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 208 Hearing dates: On the papers Decision date: 21 July 2015 Before: Macfarlan JA; Gleeson JA; Leeming JA Decision: 1. The costs orders made in the Land and Environment Court in proceeding 40512 of 2013 on 28 October 2014 are set aside.

2. Subject to 3 below, the respondent is to pay the appellant's costs, both at first instance and on appeal, on the ordinary basis.

3. The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the costs application on the ordinary basis. Catchwords: COSTS - offer of compromise - whether offer to consent to declaratory relief with each party paying its own costs compliant with rules - offer compliant - discretion to order otherwise even where orders ultimately made were no less favourable than the offer - applicant sought declaratory relief, in an area of public law, where Council was only appropriate contradictor - Calderbank offer - not unreasonable for respondent to refuse - application for special costs orders refused Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 20.26, 42.14, 51.47 Cases Cited: Barakat v Bazdarova [2012] NSWCA 140 Botany Bay City Council v Latham (No 2) [2013] NSWCA 450 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Cutcliff v Lithgow City Council [2006] NSWLEC 463; 147 LGERA 330 Dean v Stockland Property Management Pty Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 141 KJD York Management Services Pty Ltd v City of Sydney Council [2006] NSWLEC 218; 148 LGERA 117 Leach v The Nominal Defendant (QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd) (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 391 Miwa Pty Ltd v Siantan Properties Pte Ltd (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 344 Sydney Attractions Group Pty Ltd v Schulman (No 3) [2013] NSWSC 1544 Taheri v Vitek (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 344 Whitney v Dream Developments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 188; 84 NSWLR 311 Category: Costs Parties: Jojeni Investments Pty Ltd (Appellant) Mosman Municipal Council (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Hemmings (Appellant) T Robertson SC, J Walker (Respondent)