Young v King (No 9) [2016] NSWLEC 4

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Young v King (No 9) [2016] NSWLEC 4 Hearing dates: 30 November 2015, 1 December 2015, 2 December 2015 Date of orders: 19 February 2016 Decision date: 19 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Sheahan J Decision: See Orders in paragraph [122] Catchwords: COSTS: Applications for costs orders as between the parties to the substantive litigation – outstanding applications by the unsuccessful party against the successful parties and several non-parties – application by the successful parties against the unsuccessful parties for costs on an indemnity basis. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Evidence Act 1995 Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1998 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Ballard v Multiplex [2012] NSWSC 426 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; 60 CLR 336 Crofter Hand Woven Harris Tweed Co v Veitch [1942] AC 435 D'Orta Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 FPM Constructions v City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Haines v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1995) 43 NSWLR 404 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Hunter v Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police [1982] AC 529 Kelly v Jowett [2009] NSWCA 278; 76 NSWLR 405 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300 Macquarie International Health Clinic Pty Ltd v Sydney Local Health District Sydney Local Health District v Macquarie Health Corporation Ltd [2013] NSWSC 970 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427 NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 98 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Permanent Trustee Co (Canberra) Ltd v Stocks & Holdings (Canberra) Pty Ltd (1976) 15 ACTR 45; 28 FLR 195 Port of Melbourne Authority v Anshun Pty Ltd [1981] HCA 45; 147 CLR 589 Reichel v Magrath (1889) 14 APP CAS 665 Rippon v Chilcotin Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 142; 53 NSWLR 198 Roach v B & W Steel Pty Ltd (1991) 23 NSWLR 110 Rogers v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 251 R v Bolton (1991) 155 J.P.N. 620 Stankovic v State of NSW [2016] NSWSC 18 State Bank of New South Wales Ltd v Stenhouse Ltd (1997) Aust Torts Reports 81–423 Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council (No 3) [2001] NSWLEC 133 Teoh v Hunters Hill Council (No 5) [2012] NSWCA 75 Young v Hones [2014] NSWCA 337 Young v Hones (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 338 Young v Hones (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1429 Young v King [2004] NSWLEC 93 Young v King [2013] NSWCA 364 Young v King (No. 2) [2009] NSWLEC 125 Young v King (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 42 Young v King (No 4) [2012] NSWLEC 236 Young v King (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 111 Young v King (No 7) [2015] NSWLEC 178 Young v King (No 8) [2015] NSWLEC 187 Yu v Cao [2015] NSWCA 276 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Margo Young (Applicant) Brendan King (First respondent) Kristina King (Second respondent) Jason Hones (Third respondent) Hones Lawyers (Fourth respondent) Ian Hemmings (Fifth respondent) Stephen Perrens (Sixth respondent) Hughes Trueman Pty Limited (Seventh respondent) Warwick Davies (Eighth respondent) Stephen Noel Griffiths (Ninth respondent) Robert Charles Springett (Tenth respondent) Michael Brearley (Eleventh respondent) Ross Fraser (Twelfth respondent) Tony Tuxworth (Thirteenth respondent) Copland Lethbridge (Fourteenth respondent) Bee & Lethbridge Pty Limited (Fifteenth respondent) Geoff Goodyer (Sixteenth respondent) Victor Schubert (Seventeenth respondent) Warringah Shire Council (Eighteenth respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Newell, solicitor (Applicant) Mr M Wright, barrister (First & second respondents) Mr W McManus, barrister (Third & fourth respondents) Mr D Miller, SC, with Ms A Horvath, barrister (Fifth respondent) Mr S Gray, barrister (Sixth & seventh respondent) Mr T Faulkner, SC (Eighth respondent) Mr P Carr, barrister (Ninth respondent) Litigant in person (Tenth respondent) Mr B Lim, barrister (Eleventh respondent) Ms J Reid, barrister (Twelfth respondent) Dr S Berveling, barrister (Thirteenth respondent) Mr E Cox, barrister (Fourteenth, fifteenth & sixteenth respondents) Mr T Buterin, barrister (Seventeenth respondent) Mr S Glasscott, barrister (Eighteenth respondent) Ms M Vitalone, solicitor (for Leonardo Muriniti)