Ralph Lauren 57 v Byron Shire Council

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

Supreme Court of New South Wales

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

2010

LITIGATION TYPE

Project Approval - Adaptation

SUBJECT MATTER

Sea level rise

REVIEW TYPE

Merits review

SUMMARY

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – proceedings in negligence and nuisance by property owners against Shire Council – application by Council to strike out certain paragraphs in statement of claim – application by plaintiffs to file further amended statement of claim. Proceedings relate to Belongil Beach (NSW) property owners seeking damages from the local government authority Byron Shire Council, to cover the costs of erecting shoreline protections on their land and to compensate for lost value to their properties through erosion by encroaching seas. See [4]–[8] in particular.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Ralph Lauren 57 v Byron Shire Council [2016] NSWSC 169