McGovern & Anor v Ku-Ring-Gai Council & Anor

[2012] HCATrans 175

[2012] HCATrans 175

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney   No S453 of 2008

B e t w e e n -

DAVID McGOVERN AND ROSLYN McGOVERN

Applicants

and

KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL

First Respondent

MARILENA ALLAN

Second Respondent

Summons

GUMMOW J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT SYDNEY ON THURSDAY, 2 AUGUST 2012, AT 9.52 AM

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MR B.D. KERRIDGE:   May it please the Court, I appear on behalf of the appellant.  (instructed by Bradfield & Scott)

MR S.R. MEEHAN:   May it please the Court, I appear for the second respondent.  (instructed by Harris Freidman Hyde Page)

HIS HONOUR:   Yes.

MR MEEHAN:   May I also mention the matter on behalf of the first respondent.  (instructed by Deacons Lawyers)

HIS HONOUR:   Now, the second respondent is seeking leave to file the application for costs – taxation costs.

MR MEEHAN:   Yes, your Honour.

HIS HONOUR:   What is the attitude of the other parties?

MR MEEHAN:   The first respondent does not oppose the application.  My learned friend’s client consents to the application.

HIS HONOUR:   Very well.

MR MEEHAN:   I am now in a position to hand up consent orders, if it please the Court.

HIS HONOUR:   Very well, thank you.  In this matter I make an order in terms of the form of consent signed by the representatives of the parties, which I have initialled, dated and placed with the papers.

MR MEEHAN:   May it please the Court.

AT 9.53 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED