Guiney v Australand Holdings Ltd & Ors; Castlehaven Sales No 2 (trading as Castlehaven Realtors) & Ors v Guiney & Ors (No 2)

The case of *Guiney v Australand Holdings Ltd & Ors; Castlehaven Sales No 2 (trading as Castlehaven Realtors) & Ors v Guiney & Ors (No 2)* concerned an application before the Court of Appeal of New South Wales. The primary dispute involved an application by the appellant for costs, following earlier proceedings. The respondents were Australand Holdings Ltd and others, and Castlehaven Sales No 2 (trading as Castlehaven Realtors) and others.

The central legal issue before the Court of Appeal was the appropriate order for costs of the application, particularly in light of an earlier offer of compromise made by one of the parties. The court was required to determine how the general rule that costs follow the event should be applied in this specific context, considering the offer of compromise and the overall outcome of the proceedings.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appellant's application. The reasoning applied by the court, though not detailed in the provided text, led to the conclusion that the appellant should not recover their costs. Instead, the court ordered that the appellant pay one half of the first respondent's costs of the application, with the second and third respondents being ordered to pay the remaining half of those costs.