Triple Blue Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2020] NSWLEC 27

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Triple Blue Pty Ltd v Woollahra Municipal Council [2020] NSWLEC 27 Hearing dates: 1 April 2020 Date of orders: 01 April 2020 Decision date: 01 April 2020 Jurisdiction: Class 1 Before: Duggan J Decision: See paragraph 30 Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – parties – joinder – of defendants – s 8.15(2) Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – whether issues raised would be sufficiently addressed absent joinder – whether delay in bringing the application precludes joinder – joinder granted Legislation Cited: Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 Land Environment Court Act 1979 Cases Cited: Avalon Beach Property Proprietary Limited as Trustee for the Avalon Beach Property Trust v Northern Beaches Council (2017) 227 LEGRA 393 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Triple Blue Pty Ltd (Applicant) (Respondent on the motion) Andrew Gray (Applicant on the motion) Emma Gray (Applicant on the motion) Woollahra Municipal Council (Respondent) (Respondent on the motion) Representation: Counsel: Ms Reid (Applicant) (Respondent on the motion) Mr Lazarus SC (Applicants on the motion) Mr Ede (Respondent) (Respondent on the motion)

Solicitors: Pikes & Verekers Lawyers (Applicant) (Respondent on the motion) Mills Oakley (Applicants on the motion) Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie Lawyers (Respondent) (Respondent on the motion) File Number(s): 2019/287018 Publication restriction: No