Young v King (No 11) [2017] NSWLEC 34

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Young v King (No 11) [2017] NSWLEC 34 Hearing dates: 2, 3 and 4 August 2016 Date of orders: 27 March 2017 Decision date: 27 March 2017 Jurisdiction: Class 4 Before: Sheahan J Decision: See orders in paragraph [214] Catchwords: COSTS: applications for special and/or personal costs orders – principles to be applied – behaviour and liability of a party's lawyers – indemnity costs – claims for interest. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 Land and Environment Court Act 1979 Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Aghajanian v Stanley Thompson Valuers Pty Ltd [2000] NSWSC 215 Aiden Shipping Co Ltd v Interbulk Ltd [1986] AC 965 Attwells v Jackson Lalic Lawyers Pty Ltd [2016] HCA 16 Baillieu Knight Frank (NSW) Pty Ltd v Ted Manny Real Estate Pty Ltd (1992) 30 NSWLR 359 Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd v Gordian Runoff Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 12 Bayne v Blake (No 3) (1909) 9 CLR 366 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Caboolture Park Shopping Centre Pty Ltd (in liq) v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd (1993) 45 FCR 224 Cadogan v McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Ltd [2000] L&TR 249 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Candler v Crane Christmas & Co [1951] 2 KB 164 Carver & Anor v Bankstown City Council [1999] NSWLEC 130 Christofidellis v Zdrilic [2000] FCA 679 Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons Pty Ltd (1993) 46 FCR 225 Degiorgio v Dunn (No 2) (2005) 62 NSWLR 284; [2005] NSWSC 3 Degmam Pty Ltd v Wright No.2 [1983] 2 NSWLR 354 Elbaf v Kayellou [2015] NSWLEC 81 Flower & Hart (a firm) v White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 773; (1999) 87 FCR 134 Fountain Selected Meats (Sales) Pty Ltd v International Produce Merchants Pty Ltd (1988) 81 ALR 397. FPM Constructions Pty Ltd v The Council of the City of Blue Mountains [2005] NSWCA 340 Friends of King Edward Park Inc v Newcastle City Council (No 3) [2016] NSWLEC 74 Grabovsky v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2015] FCA 244 Harrison v Schipp [2001] NSWCA 13 Harley v McDonald [2001] 2 AC 678 Hofer v Howell Developments Pty Ltd [No.2] [2001] NSWLEC 42 Hypec Electronics Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) v Mead (2004) 61 NSWLR 169 Ireland v Retallack (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 1096 Kelly v Jowett (2009) 76 NSWLR 405 Knight v FP Special Assets Ltd (1992) 174 CLR 178 Kumar v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs (No 2) [2004] FCA 18 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534; [1990] HCA 59 Lemoto v Able Technical Pty Ltd (2005) 63 NSWLR 300; [2005] NSWCA 153 Levick v Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 102 FCR 155 ; [2000] FCA 674 Logwon Pty Ltd v Warringah Shire Council (1993) 33 NSWLR 13 Maule v Liporoni (No 2) (2002) 122 LGERA 216 McKinnon v Hallbridge, No 30148 of 1997, 10 July 1998 Mead v Watson as Liquidator for Hypec Electronics (2005) 23 ACLC 718; [2005] NSWCA 133 Medcalf v Mardell [2002] UKHL 27; [2003] 1 AC 120 Metsikas v Quirk [2010] NSWSC 756 MGICA v Kenny & Good [No.4] (1996) 140 ALR 707 Momibo Pty Ltd v Adam (unreported, 31 August 2004) Myers v Elman [1940] AC 282 NA & J Investments Pty Ltd v Minister Administering the Water Management Act 2000 (No 2) [2011] NSWLEC 98 Nadarajapillai v Naderasa (No 2) [2015] NSWCA 209 National Parks and Wildlife Services v Stables Perisher Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 573; (1990) 71 LGRA 286 New South Wales Bar Association v Murphy (2002) 55 NSWLR 23; [2002] NSWCA 138 Nobrega v The Catholic Church [1999] NSWCA 133 Oasis Hotel Ltd v Zurich Insurance Co (1981) 124 DLR (3d) 455 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Patrick v Capital Finance Corp (Australasia) Pty Ltd [2004] FCA 1249 Port Stephens Council v Randell [2000] NSWLEC 169 Probiotec Limited v The University of Melbourne [2008] FCAFC 5; (2008) 166 FCR 30; (2008) 244 ALR 96 Re Felicity; FM v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services (No 4) [2015] NSWCA 19 Ridehalgh v Horsefield [1994] Ch 205 Rippon v Chilcotin Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 198; [2001] NSWCA 142 Rosniak v GIO (1997) 41 NSWLR 608 Sanko Steamship Company Ltd v Sumitomo Australia Ltd (unreported, Federal Court, 7 February 1996) Steindl Nominees Pty Ltd v Laghaifar [2003] 2 Qd R 683 Styles v Wollondilly Shire Council (No.3) [2001] NSWLEC 133 Tinda Creek Spiritual & Environment Centre v Baulkham Hills Shire Council (1998) 100 LGERA 432 Wentworth v Rogers [1999] NSWCA 403 White Industries (Qld) Pty Ltd v Flower & Hart (a firm) (1998) 156 ALR 169; [1998] FCA 806 Wyong Shire Council v Smith (unreported, NSWLEC, Bignold J, 24 December 1992) Young v Hones [2013] NSWSC 580 Young v Hones (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1429 Young v Hones (No 3) [2014] NSWSC 499 Young v Hones (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 792 Young v Hones (No.5) [2016] NSWSC 822 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1176 Young v Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd [2016] FCCA 989 Young v King [2004] NSWLEC 93 Young v King (No 3) [2012] NSWLEC 42 Young v King (No 5) [2012] NSWLEC 280 Young v King (No 6) [2015] NSWLEC 111 Young v King (No 7) [2015] NSWLEC 178 Young v King (No 8) [2015] NSWLEC 187 Young v King (No 9) [2016] NSWLEC 4 Young v King (No 10) [2016] NSWLEC 70 Young v King [2016] NSWCA 282 Yu v Cao [2015] NSWCA 276 Xabregas v The Owners - Strata Plan No. 79205; Moallem v Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal (No. 2) [2014] NSWSC 1027 Category: Costs Parties: Margo Young (Applicant) Brendan King (First respondent) Kristina King (Second respondent) Ian Hemmings (Fifth respondent) Stephen Perrens (Sixth respondent) Hughes Trueman Pty Limited (Seventh respondent) Warwick Davies (Eighth 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) Leonardo Carlo Muriniti, Robert Duane Newell, and L C Muriniti & Associates (Respondents to personal costs applications) Representation: Counsel: Mr R Newell, solicitor (Applicant) Mr M Wright, barrister (First & second respondents) Ms A Horvath, barrister (Fifth respondent) Mr S Gray, barrister (Sixth & seventh respondents, with Mr Thornell deputising on 3 August) Mr T Faulkner, SC (Eighth 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, with Dr Berveling deputising on 2 August) Mr T Buterin, barrister (Seventeenth respondent) Mr D Lloyd, and Mr M Kalyk barristers (for Leonardo Muriniti, Robert Newell, and L C Muriniti and Associates)