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Land law

Walker v Adams

The Court held the easement did not authorise use of the carriageway solely as a turning area and extinguished any benefit to Lot 54 under s 89(1)(c).

  • Easements
  • Construction of grants
  • Substantial interference
  • Ancillary rights to repair and maintain
  • Extinguishment or modification of easements under s 89
  • Real-property
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Civil procedure

Amin Homes Hadiqat Woolgen Pty Ltd v Anwar

Pike J fixed Birchgrove Legal’s subpoena compliance costs at $9,110 and ordered each side to bear its own costs of the motion over access to subpoenaed documents.

  • Costs of compliance with subpoena
  • Privilege claims over subpoenaed documents
  • Subpoena access to documents
  • Necessary party to motion
  • Assessment of reasonable loss or expense
  • Costs
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Strata titles

Keay v The Owners - Strata Plan 3132

The Court made declarations about a lot owner’s exclusive-use rights under strata by-laws and held s 138 of the Real Property Act could support ancillary correction orders.

  • Declaratory relief
  • Correction of register
  • By-laws
  • Common property rights
  • Caveats
  • Ancillary orders under s 138 real property act 1900 (nsw)
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Civil procedure

Zhu v Wen

The court allowed the third defendant time to file a defence and cross-claim, accepted her delay was explained by translation needs, and adjourned the default judgment application.

  • Default judgment
  • Defence and cross-claim
  • Guarantee
  • Equitable charge
  • Adjournment
  • Costs
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Costs

Di Liristi v Yosef (No 3)

Costs determination after dismissal of an interlocutory restraint application. The plaintiff was ordered to pay the defendant’s and the Sadek Parties’ costs.

  • Interlocutory application
  • Solicitor restraint application
  • Notice to produce
  • Costs follow the event
  • Costs payable forthwith
  • Costs
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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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Equity

White v Kohacek (No. 2)

The Court apportioned costs 80/20 after a mixed outcome, rejecting indemnity costs from an offer of compromise that did not attract r 42.15.

  • Order for costs
  • Offer of compromise
  • Indemnity costs
  • Separable issues
  • Discretion as to costs
  • Costs
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Administrative law

Norah v Commissioner for Fair Trading

Tribunal review of real estate disciplinary action. Ground 1 on knowledge of tenancy law failed, but Ground 2 was made out. The disciplinary decision was affirmed.

  • Real estate agent disciplinary action
  • Fit and proper person
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Residential tenancy law
  • Undervalue property transaction
  • Real-estate-agent-disciplinary-action
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Civil procedure

Rahman v Rahman

The Court of Appeal dismissed Mr Rahman’s stay application, holding some relief was futile or unavailable and that the trustees were necessary parties not joined.

  • Stay pending appeal
  • Joinder of necessary parties
  • Recusal and apprehended bias
  • Trusts for sale
  • Caveats
  • Stay-pending-appeal
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