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Real property

Clifffall Pty Ltd v Wollongong City Council

The Court dismissed Clifffall’s claim that a newly built walkway blocked its access to adjoining land, finding s 6 of the Roads Act was not an absolute right.

  • Right of access to public road
  • Private nuisance
  • Declaratory relief
  • Mandamus
  • Mandatory injunction
  • Roads act 1993 (nsw)
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Criminal law

State of New South Wales v De Vries (Preliminary)

Preliminary hearing on an application for an extended supervision order. The Court found the material could justify an ESO and made an interim supervision order with conditions.

  • High risk offenders
  • Interim supervision order
  • Extended supervision order
  • Preliminary hearing
  • Reasonableness of supervision conditions
  • Interim-supervision-order
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Criminal law

DC v R

A 17-year-old applicant was refused bail, despite proposed residential rehabilitation, because sentencing was imminent and bail could fetter the sentencing magistrate’s discretion.

  • Unacceptable risk test
  • Young person bail
  • Residential rehabilitation
  • Serious break and enter offences
  • Fettering sentencing discretion
  • Bail
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Civil procedure

Semple v Commonwealth of Australia

The Court ordered discovery of PFAS-related documents from related Federal Court proceedings, holding the Harman undertaking yielded to the discovery order.

  • Discovery
  • Implied undertaking
  • Court administration
  • Registrar powers
  • Implied-undertaking
  • Court-administration
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Tort law

AA v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-NewcastleCitation:[2026] HCA 2Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:11 Feb 2026Case Number:S94/2025Read more

The High Court held the respondent owed AA a non-delegable duty of care and was liable for harm from sexual abuse by a priest. It also addressed Lepore and the Civil Liability Act.

  • Negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Non-delegable duty
  • Historic child sexual abuse
  • Liability for intentional acts
  • Damages limitations
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Strata law

The Owners – Strata Plan no 67608 v The Owners – Strata Plan no 67607; PINN 386 Pty Ltd v The Owners – Strata Plan no 67607; The Owners Strata Plan 67607 v The Owners – Strata Plan no 67608 and PINN 386 Pty Ltd (No 2)

The Appeal Panel made an additional insurance-premium adjustment order, set aside inconsistent first instance orders, and awarded costs to Strata Scheme 67607.

  • Internal appeal costs
  • Insurance premium adjustment
  • Dispensing with hearing
  • Application of r 38 and r 38a
  • Strata schemes management act 2015 (nsw) s 162
  • Internal-appeal-costs
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Criminal law

Obeid v The KingObeid v The KingMacdonald v The KingCitation:[2026] HCA 1Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:04 Feb 2026Case Number:S88/2025, S89/2025, S93/2025Read more

The High Court held that conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office requires an agreement to particular unlawful acts, not just a general agreement.

  • Conspiracy
  • Misconduct in public office
  • Criminal-law
  • Misconduct-in-public-office
  • High-court-appeal
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Tort law

Hunt Leather Pty Ltd v Transport for NSWHunt Leather Pty Ltd v Transport for NSWCitation:[2025] HCA 53Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:17 Dec 2025Case Number:S20/2025, S21/2025Read more

The High Court held that Transport for NSW was liable in private nuisance for Sydney Light Rail construction impacts and that reasonable litigation funding costs were recoverable.

  • Private nuisance
  • Statutory authority
  • Damages assessment
  • Litigation funding costs
  • Private-nuisance
  • Statutory-authority
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Intellectual property

Bed Bath 'N' Table Pty Ltd v Global Retail Brands Australia Pty LtdCitation:[2025] HCA 50Before:Gageler CJ, Gordon, Edelman, Jagot, Beech-Jones JJDate:10 Dec 2025Case Number:M32/2025Read more

The High Court held that use of “House Bed & Bath” for soft homewares stores contravened s 18(1) of the Australian Consumer Law because it was likely to mislead or deceive consumers.

  • Misleading or deceptive conduct
  • Trade mark infringement
  • Confusion in trade marks
  • Misleading-or-deceptive-conduct
  • Trade-mark-confusion
  • Consumer-protection
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