Owners Strata Plan 13635 v Ryan [2006] NSWSC 342

Owners Strata Plan 13635 v Ryan [2006] NSWSC 342

Plaintiffs are entitled to an order that the Defendant pay the Plaintiffs' costs from the commencement of proceedings on the ordinary basis given Defendant's unreasonable conduct in resisting grant of easement and failure to accept reasonable offers of compromise; however, not on an indemnity basis due to only marginal differences between offer and outcome and other mitigating factors.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
27 April 2006
Procedural Posture
Equity Proceedings (easement Application) / Post Judgment Costs Determination
Outcome
Defendant ordered to pay Plaintiffs’ costs from commencement of proceedings on ordinary basis.
Legal Topics
['easement' 'costs' 'offers of Compromise']
['property Law' 'civil Procedure'] ['easement' 'costs' 'offers of Compromise']

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Procedural Posture

Equity Proceedings (easement Application) / Post Judgment Costs Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Which party should bear the costs following an application for imposition of easement under s 88K Conveyancing Act 1919?' 'Does an offer of compromise affect the allocation of costs?' 'What constitutes unreasonable conduct disentitling a party from costs under s 88K(5)?']

Ratio Decidendi

Plaintiffs are entitled to an order that the Defendant pay the Plaintiffs' costs from the commencement of proceedings on the ordinary basis given Defendant's unreasonable conduct in resisting grant of easement and failure to accept reasonable offers of compromise; however, not on an indemnity basis due to only marginal differences between offer and outcome and other mitigating factors.

Court Disposition

Defendant ordered to pay Plaintiffs’ costs from commencement of proceedings on ordinary basis.

Orders

  • ['Defendant Jennifer Marie Ryan to pay Plaintiffs’ costs from commencement of proceedings on ordinary basis.']