Ryde Developments Pty Ltd v The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd (No. 3) [2016] NSWSC 1535

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ryde Developments Pty Ltd v The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd (No. 3) [2016] NSWSC 1535 Hearing dates: 28 October 2016 Decision date: 02 November 2016 Before: Ball J Decision: 1. The plaintiff pay the costs of the defendants' motion filed on 18 August 2016 assessed on an indemnity basis.

2. The plaintiff's motion filed on 19 August 2016 is dismissed.

3. Subject to order 4, each party bear its or his own costs of the motion filed on 19 August 2016.

4. The parties' costs of and incidental to the determination of the admissions to be made in the proceedings by the defendants, including the costs of the parties' attendances in court on 23 September 2016 and 14 October 2016, be costs in the cause. Catchwords: COSTS – no issue of principle Legislation Cited: Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dai v Zhu [2013] NSWCA 412 Mulley v Manifold (1959) 103 CLR 341; [1959] HCA 23 Re The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622; [1997] HCA 6 Category: Costs Parties: Ryde Developments Pty Ltd (ACN 151 612 921) (Plaintiff) The Property Investors Alliance Pty Ltd (ACN 117 017 302) (First Defendant) Yue Wang (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AJ McInerney SC with D Robertson (Plaintiff) GA Sirtes SC with J Knackstredt (Defendants)

Solicitors: McLachlan Thorpe Partners (Plaintiff) Rutland's Law Firm (Defendants) File Number(s): 2015/89532 Publication restriction: None