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Land and environment court

Cox v Halasz

The Court found a Norfolk Island pine caused significant damage to a retaining wall and ordered access, repairs, and apportioned compensation.

  • Damaged retaining wall
  • Tree roots causing property damage
  • Apportionment of costs
  • Access for remedial works
  • Compensation orders
  • Tree-roots-damage
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Property law

Mcpherson v Mak

The Court partially granted a neighbour tree application, ordering biennial arborist inspection and pruning of a lemon-scented gum to manage debris and risk.

  • Neighbouring tree dispute
  • Tree maintenance orders
  • Tree-caused damage
  • Tree debris nuisance
  • Arborist inspection and pruning
  • Neighbouring-tree-dispute
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Civil procedure

Kaponikolos v State of Victoria

The Supreme Court of New South Wales transferred this sexual abuse claim to Victoria, finding Victoria the more appropriate forum in the interests of justice.

  • Cross-vesting
  • Transfer of proceedings
  • Proper forum
  • Personal injury
  • Tort
  • Transfer-of-proceedings
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Civil procedure

Ahmad v The University of Sydney

Leave to appeal was refused and the summons dismissed. The Court also dismissed an incompetent notice of appeal, corrected the University’s name, and removed the second respondent.

  • Leave to appeal
  • Summary dismissal
  • Strike out
  • Jurisdiction
  • Judicial review
  • Absence of party
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Aboriginal land rights

New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Land Management Act

The Court of Appeal held Lot 50 was claimable Crown land because prior special leases extinguished native title, so it could not validly be the subject of a native title application.

  • Claimable crown lands
  • Construction of s 36(1)(d) aboriginal land rights act 1983 (nsw)
  • Previous exclusive possession act
  • Extinguishment of native title
  • Registered native title determination applications
  • Costs and transfer orders
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Trees disputes between neighbours

Williams v Liu

Neighbours’ hedge-dispute application granted in part: the Court ordered regular pruning of Leyland cypress hedges to restore Harbour views from the applicants’ dwelling.

  • Neighbouring hedges
  • Obstruction of views
  • Pruning and maintenance orders
  • Trees disputes between neighbours act 2006 (nsw) pt 2a
  • Trees-disputes-between-neighbours
  • View-obstruction
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