Region. Ratepayers pay for lost cases

Parramatta City Council lost 77 per cent, or 17 of 22 cases brought before the Land and Environment Court, costing ratepayers $1.9 million in legal fees, in the 2008-09 financial year. The Hills Shire Council lost 100 per cent, or 11 of 11 of cases, costing ratepayers $977,000, according to an investigation by The Daily Telegraph.