UTSG Pty Ltd v Sydney Metro (No 5) [2019] NSWLEC 107

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: UTSG Pty Ltd v Sydney Metro (No 5) [2019] NSWLEC 107 Hearing dates: 25 and 26 July 2019 Date of orders: 26 July 2019 Decision date: 26 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Class 3 Before: Pepper J Decision: Hearing dates vacated. See orders at [81]. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE: adjournment – application to vacate hearing dates in part-heard proceedings due to illness of one of the directors of the applicant – lengthy history of delay by applicant – applicant a corporate litigant in person – adequacy of medical evidence – capacity of remaining director of company to continue to run the proceedings if other director incapacitated – application to vacate reluctantly granted – consequential orders made. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005, ss 55-60 and 66 Land and Environment Court Rules 2007, r 7.7 Cases Cited: Bobolas v Waverley Council (No 3) [2015] NSWLEC 100 Bobolas v Waverley Council [2016] NSWCA 139; (2016) 92 NSWLR 406 Dillon v Gosford City Council [2011] NSWCA 328; (2011) 184 LGERA 179 Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council; Jeray v Blue Mountains City Council [2011] NSWLEC 218 Lane Cove Council v Ross (No 13) [2013] NSWLEC 80 Latoudis v Casey [1990] HCA 59; (1990) 170 CLR 534 Magjarraj v Asteron Life Limited [2009] NSWSC 1433 Pachkovski v Australian Executor Trustees Ltd [2011] NSWCA 94 Palerang Council v Banfield [2012] NSWLEC 85 Taylor v Port Macquarie Hastings Council [2010] NSWLEC 153; 175 (2010) LGERA 189 UTSG Pty Ltd v Sydney Metro (No 3) [2019] NSWLEC 49 UTSG Pty Ltd v Sydney Metro [2018] NSWLEC 128 Wingecarribee Shire Council v O'Shanassy (No 4) [2014] NSWLEC 52 Woodhouse v Thalis [2018] NSWCA 97 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: UTSG Pty Ltd (Applicant) Sydney Metro (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Dr M Baig (Applicant) Mr N Eastman (Respondent)