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Fu v Leung [2025] NSWLEC 1067
The Court ordered pruning of an overhanging tree after branch-fall damage and some injury risk, but required the applicant to pay because his dwelling was built under the tree.
Michaels v Lei [2023] NSWLEC 1168
The Court refused a tree-dispute application about overhanging branches, debris, and injury risk, finding no actionable damage and only ordinary maintenance burden.
The Court refused a trees dispute application, finding termite damage was not shown to be caused by the neighbours’ trees and sunlight obstruction was not severe.
Welladsen v Warren [2021] NSWLEC 1081
The Land and Environment Court refused a tree-dislpute application because the overhanging branches did not create a sufficient risk of damage or injury.
Ricco, Gerardo v Ricco, Luigi [2020] NSWLEC 1626
The Court ordered shared replacement of a dilapidated boundary fence and limited pruning of trees causing or likely to cause damage, but rejected broad boundary-line pruning.
Everett v Munro [2020] NSWLEC 1173
Tree dispute application dismissed: overhanging branches and leaf litter were not actionable damage, and the risk of injury from branch drop was low.
Letsios v Thind [2019] NSWLEC 1356
The Land and Environment Court refused a neighbour-tree application because the hedge did not severely obstruct views or sunlight from the applicant’s windows.
Le Bron v Chidiac [2019] NSWLEC 1194
The Court ordered removal of a Monterey Cypress causing fence damage and annual deadwooding of an overhanging Sydney Blue Gum where there was some injury risk.
Bao v Mylonas [2017] NSWLEC 1216
The Court upheld a neighbour-tree application about bamboo causing fence displacement and severe sunlight obstruction, ordering fence work and annual pruning.
Gough v O’Sullivan [2016] NSWLEC 1178
The Court found likely future injury risk from two trees but refused removal or wholesale pruning, ordering only aerial inspection and deadwood pruning.
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