Wollondilly Shire Council v James Leslie Godfrey and Ors [2007] NSWLEC 281

Wollondilly Shire Council v James Leslie Godfrey and Ors [2007] NSWLEC 281

The Council's primary claims in the 2005 Class 4 proceedings were satisfied by undertakings, entitling it to costs in those proceedings. In the 2006 Class 4 proceedings, no surrender occurred, and the dispute was transformed by the Class 1 appeal's outcome such that each party should bear its own costs.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
24 May 2007
Procedural Posture
Civil Enforcement Proceedings (class 4) / Costs Determination Following Resolution by Undertakings and Grant of Development Consent
Outcome
Costs order in Council's favour in 2005 Class 4 proceedings; in 2006 Class 4 proceedings, each party to pay its own costs; discontinuance of 2006 proceedings subject to continuation of undertakings.
Legal Topics
['costs' 'enforcement Proceedings' 'development Consent' 'undertakings' 'disentitling Conduct']
['environmental Law' 'planning Law' 'civil Procedure'] ['costs' 'enforcement Proceedings' 'development Consent' 'undertakings' 'disentitling Conduct']

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Procedural Posture

Civil Enforcement Proceedings (class 4) / Costs Determination Following Resolution by Undertakings and Grant of Development Consent

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether costs orders should be made in favour of the Council in Class 4 proceedings resolved by undertakings and development consent' "Whether respondents' conduct disentitles Council from costs" 'Appropriate orders for costs where claims are satisfied by undertakings or supervening events']

Ratio Decidendi

The Council's primary claims in the 2005 Class 4 proceedings were satisfied by undertakings, entitling it to costs in those proceedings. In the 2006 Class 4 proceedings, no surrender occurred, and the dispute was transformed by the Class 1 appeal's outcome such that each party should bear its own costs.

Court Disposition

Costs order in Council's favour in 2005 Class 4 proceedings; in 2006 Class 4 proceedings, each party to pay its own costs; discontinuance of 2006 proceedings subject to continuation of undertakings.

Orders

  • ['Order for costs in favour of Wollondilly Shire Council in proceedings 41537 of 2005' 'Each party to pay its own costs in proceedings 40855 of 2006' 'Discontinuance of 40855 of 2006 conditioned on continuation of undertakings']