Edmondson and Anor v Warringah Council and Anor [No 2] [1999] NSWLEC 258

Edmondson and Anor v Warringah Council and Anor [No 2] [1999] NSWLEC 258

The applicants are entitled to recover the whole of their costs from the first respondent as none of the exceptions for reducing costs apply; no Bullock order is made as the second respondent was not a successful party nor was any direct relief sought against him.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
01 December 1999
Procedural Posture
Costs Application Following Substantive Decision / Post Judgment (costs Determination)
Outcome
Costs order: first respondent to pay applicants' costs; no order as to costs between applicants and second respondent.
Legal Topics
['costs' 'bullock Order' 'tender Process' 'lease' 'local Government']
['civil Procedure'] ['costs' 'bullock Order' 'tender Process' 'lease' 'local Government']

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Procedural Posture

Costs Application Following Substantive Decision / Post Judgment (costs Determination)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the applicants are entitled to recover all their costs from the first respondent' "Whether a Bullock order should be made to require the first respondent to pay the second respondent's costs"]

Ratio Decidendi

The applicants are entitled to recover the whole of their costs from the first respondent as none of the exceptions for reducing costs apply; no Bullock order is made as the second respondent was not a successful party nor was any direct relief sought against him.

Court Disposition

Costs order: first respondent to pay applicants' costs; no order as to costs between applicants and second respondent.

Orders

  • ['The first respondent is ordered to pay the costs of the applicants in the proceedings.' 'As between the applicants and the second respondent, there is no order as to costs.']