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Trees disputes between neighbours

Parsons v Barbaro

Neighboring-tree dispute over bamboo and claimed pipe, fence, sunlight, and view impacts was dismissed for insufficient proof and lack of statutory thresholds.

  • Damage caused by trees
  • Risk of future damage
  • Risk of injury
  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Obstruction of views
  • Bamboo hedge
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Trees disputes

Keren v Hain

The Court refused a tree dispute application by a neighbouring landowner, finding no severe obstruction of sunlight or views and no jurisdiction over some items.

  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Obstruction of views
  • Hedges and trees
  • Jurisdiction under pt 2a
  • Reasonable effort to reach agreement
  • Trees-disputes
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Environmental law

Sader v Hunt

Sader v Hunt [2025] NSWLEC 1026

Tree dispute application dismissed after the Court found no severe obstruction of sunlight or views and no sufficient reasonable effort to reach agreement.

  • Trees (disputes between neighbours) act 2006
  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Obstruction of views
  • Reasonable effort to resolve disputes
  • Tree-disputes
  • Obstruction-of-sunlight
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Trees (disputes between neighbours)

Walker v Newling

Walker v Newling [2025] NSWLEC 1018

The Court granted neighbours’ application to remove a bamboo hedge that severely obstructed morning sunlight to three bedroom windows.

  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Severe sunlight obstruction
  • Neighbouring hedge
  • Trees-disputes-between-neighbours
  • Sunlight-obstruction
  • Boundary-hedges
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Environment and planning

Freckleton v Carrington

Freckleton v Carrington [2024] NSWLEC 1849

Neighbour dispute over bamboo hedges failed under both Parts 2 and 2A of the Trees Act, with the Court finding no likely damage and no severe obstruction.

  • Trees (disputes between neighbours) act
  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Obstruction of view
  • Property damage
  • Trees-disputes-between-neighbours-act
  • Neighbour-disputes
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Environmental law

Martignoni v Ireland

Martignoni v Ireland [2024] NSWLEC 1762

The Court partly granted a neighbour tree dispute application and ordered annual pruning of a bamboo hedge causing severe sunlight obstruction.

  • Trees act disputes
  • Hedges
  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Privacy
  • Bamboo
  • Trees-disputes-between-neighbours
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Environmental law

Feng v Catsanos

Feng v Catsanos [2024] NSWLEC 1712

The Court refused a neighbour tree application after finding the hedge did not severely obstruct sunlight to the applicant’s windows.

  • Trees (disputes between neighbours)
  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Pruning and removal of hedges
  • Trees-disputes-between-neighbours
  • Obstruction-of-sunlight
  • Hedge-pruning
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Environmental law

Mannix v Matthews

Mannix v Matthews [2024] NSWLEC 1698

The Court refused a tree dispute application, finding a neighbouring lilly pilly hedge did not severely obstruct sunlight to either window.

  • Trees (disputes between neighbours) act 2006
  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Court powers regarding trees
  • Trees-disputes-between-neighbours-act
  • Sunlight-obstruction
  • Neighbour-disputes
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Environment and planning law

Sinclair v Savage

Sinclair v Savage [2024] NSWLEC 1672

Class 2 tree-dispute application refused because the hedge was not found to severely obstruct sunlight to the applicant’s windows.

  • Tree disputes
  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Neighbour disputes
  • Tree-disputes
  • Sunlight-obstruction
  • Neighbour-disputes
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Property law

Mazurkiewicz v Mohamed

Mazurkiewicz v Mohamed [2024] NSWLEC 1274

The Court partially granted a neighbour-tree application, ordering removal of one viburnum tree after finding its roots lifted paving, but refused the sunlight and views claim.

  • Trees (disputes between neighbours)
  • Damage to property
  • Obstruction of sunlight
  • Obstruction of views
  • Neighbouring-trees
  • Property-damage
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