Tricare (Hastings) Limited v Tweed Shire Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 207

Tricare (Hastings) Limited v Tweed Shire Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 207

The applicant was ordered to pay 60 per cent of the second to fifth respondents' costs because the respondents had partial success on a sufficiently discrete matter and apportionment best reflected the justice of the case.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
02 December 2013
Procedural Posture
Class 4 / Costs Determination
Outcome
Applicant ordered to pay 60 per cent of the second to fifth respondents' costs.
Legal Topics
['apportionment for Partial Success on a Discrete Matter']
['costs'] ['apportionment for Partial Success on a Discrete Matter']

Case Brief

Summary, issues, holding and outcome

More case intelligence is available

Unlock the full research layer for this judgment.

Full judgment text Downloadable case file Legal principles 1 Authorities cited 2 Party arguments 2 Amounts and remedies 1
Sign in to unlock

Procedural Posture

Class 4 / Costs Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Appropriateness of costs apportionment between applicant and second to fifth respondents for partial success']

Ratio Decidendi

The applicant was ordered to pay 60 per cent of the second to fifth respondents' costs because the respondents had partial success on a sufficiently discrete matter and apportionment best reflected the justice of the case.

Court Disposition

Applicant ordered to pay 60 per cent of the second to fifth respondents' costs.

Orders

  • ["Applicant pay 60 per cent of the second to fifth respondents' costs."]