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Environment-and-planning

Wines v Homes NSW

The Court partly granted Henry Wines’ bamboo dispute application against Homes NSW, ordering staged removal works and $6,253.50 compensation.

  • Bamboo-encroachment
  • Damage-to-property
  • Sewer-pipe-blockage
  • Fence-damage
  • Compensation
  • Remedial-works
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Anti-discrimination

Goldman v Inner West Council

The Tribunal dismissed Ms Goldman’s sex discrimination complaint against Inner West Council and her victimisation complaint against Mr Ryan.

  • Sex-discrimination-in-recruitment
  • Victimisation
  • Merit-based-selection
  • Circumstantial-evidence
  • Compensation
  • Sex-discrimination
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Leases-and-tenancies

Kennedy v Caldareri

The Appeal Panel refused leave to appeal and dismissed an internal appeal about residential tenancy repairs, compensation, rent reduction, and fresh evidence.

  • Residential-tenancies-act-2010-(nsw)
  • State-of-repair
  • Loss-of-amenity
  • Compensation
  • Rent-reduction
  • Leave-to-appeal
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Trees-disputes-between-neighbours

Dolan v Hawker

The Court awarded $300 for fence damage caused by a neighbour’s red cedar, but declined orders concerning another tree said to risk future damage.

  • Compensation-for-damage-caused-by-tree-roots
  • Likely-future-damage-from-a-tree
  • Apportionment-of-repair-costs
  • Neighbouring-trees-application
  • Neighbouring-trees
  • Tree-root-damage
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Planning-and-environment

Zhu v Hergol Holdings Pty Ltd

The Court made consent orders requiring the respondent to remove two trees, arrange an arborist, grant access, and pay $2,640 compensation for roof damage.

  • Trees-(disputes-between-neighbours)-act-2006
  • Tree-removal
  • Property-damage-by-trees
  • Conciliation-conference
  • Compensation-for-damage
  • Trees-disputes-between-neighbours-act
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Residential-tenancies

Song v Dickson

The Appeal Panel extended time by one day and allowed the appeal in part, remitting rent reduction and compensation issues for reconsideration.

  • Rent-reduction
  • Compensation
  • Extension-of-time
  • Continuing-breach
  • Repair-obligations
  • Appeal-on-question-of-law
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Real-property

Nikolakopoulos v Kaya

Nikolakopoulos v Kaya [2025] NSWCATAP 37

Appeal allowed in a retail lease dispute. The Appeal Panel varied the Tribunal’s orders, upheld the make-good claim on quotations, and set the net amount payable at $205.

  • Retail-leases
  • Lease-renewal
  • Termination-of-lease
  • Security-deposit
  • Breach-of-covenant
  • Compensation
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Environmental-law

Ward v Fotu-Moala

Ward v Fotu-Moala [2025] NSWLEC 1032

The Court found a Norfolk Island pine caused driveway and fence damage and could damage a dwelling soon. It ordered tree removal, repairs, and apportionment of driveway costs.

  • Tree-root-damage
  • Boundary-disputes
  • Remedies
  • Tree-removal
  • Compensation
  • Jurisdiction-under-trees-act
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Civil-procedure

Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi

Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi [2024] HCA 47

The High Court dismissed the Commonwealth’s appeal, upholding findings that it had not proved Apotex would have sought and obtained PBS listing but for the injunction.

  • Undertaking-as-to-damages
  • Interlocutory-injunction
  • Patent-law
  • Compensation
  • Causation-of-loss
  • Onus-of-proof
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