Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Limited (No 2)

In *Wollongong City Council v Legal Business Centre Pty Limited (No 2)*, the New South Wales Court of Appeal considered an application by Legal Business Centre Pty Limited (the respondent) for an extension of time to comply with a prior order for security for costs made by the Court on 8 August 2012. Wollongong City Council (the appellant) opposed this application.

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the respondent should be granted an extension of time to provide the security for costs previously ordered. This involved considering whether the respondent's submissions and accompanying material were relevant to the application for an extension and whether the application constituted an abuse of the court's processes.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the respondent's application for an extension of time. Their Honours found that the material provided by the respondent was irrelevant to the application for an extension and that the application itself was an abuse of the court's processes. Consequently, the Court confirmed the order made by Registrar Bradford on 3 September 2012, which stayed the proceedings unless and until the security was provided as originally ordered. The respondent was also ordered to pay the appellant's costs of the application to extend time.