Keighran v Bishop (No 2) — Court awards costs to successful family provision claimant by releasing charge over property
Case Keighran v Bishop (No 2) Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Brereton J (of New South
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ELEM Investments v Starling — Court dismisses debt claim over unexplained multiple loan document versions and orders criminal investigation
Case ELEM Investments Pty Ltd atf the Lisa Miller Family Trust v Darren James Starling Court Supreme Court of New
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Kym Chapman & Associates v Thompson — Court dismisses motion to set aside judgment based on costs assessment; UCPR r 36.15 cannot challenge assessment merits
Case Kym Chapman & Associates Pty Ltd t/as Kym Chapman & Associates v Emma Narelle Cathryn Thompson Court Supreme Court
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Khare v Young — Court orders separate early hearing on serious harm element of defamation claim
Case Khare v Young Court Supreme Court of New South Wales Judge Campbell (of New South Wales, 2012) Date Decided
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R v Webster — Supreme Court found defendant not criminally responsible for murder due to schizophrenia-induced delusions
Case R v Webster (Crown v Michael Donald Webster) Court Supreme Court of New South Wales Judge Sirtes (Margaret Beazley
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Great Northern Developments & Ironbark Holdings (No 2) — Court awards full costs to plaintiff in one proceeding; in the other, imposes indemnity costs on plaintiff for unreasonably rejecting settlement offer
Case In the matter of Great Northern Developments Pty Ltd; In the matter of Ironbark Holdings Australia Pty Ltd (No
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R v Hooker (No 4) — Supreme Court of NSW sentences estranged wife to 3 years 9 months for manslaughter of husband struck by car
Case R v Samantha Hooker (No 4) – Sentence Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Dhanji (of
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Fortius Broadway v Watpac Construction — Court refuses amendment adding DBP Act claim after limitation period excludes defendant’s cross-claim opportunity
Case Fortius Broadway No 1 Pty Ltd v ACN 103 211 141 Pty Ltd (formerly known as Watpac Construction (NSW)
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Nguyen v Brown — Court dismissed application for suppression orders; open justice presumption maintained
Case Uyen-Kim Nguyen v James Michael Brown and Ishan Sappideen Court Supreme Court of New South Wales Judge Hammerschlag (of
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Montenegro v Legal Profession Admission Board (No 2) — Supreme Court adjourns document production motions pending Court of Appeal ruling on second readmission refusal
Case Montenegro v Legal Profession Admission Board (No 2) Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Schmidt (of
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Wilnet v Smart Laundry Manager — Court orders corporate cross-claimant to pay $35,932.75 security for costs or face dismissal
Case Wilnet Pty Ltd v Smart Laundry Manager Pty Ltd Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Sirtes
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In the matter of Peel Mining Limited — Supreme Court of NSW approves scheme of arrangement for Aeris Resources takeover of Peel Mining
Case In the matter of Peel Mining Limited Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Brereton (of New
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The Adoption of Chloe Hayes-King — NSW Supreme Court approves adoption of six-year-old by long-term foster carers, dispensing with birth mother’s withheld consent and unknown birth father’s consent
Case The Adoption of Chloe Hayes-King Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Nixon (Margaret Beazley, 2023) Date
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Allied Pinnacle v G R Mailman & Associates (No 4) — Court dissolves injunction and awards no costs due to mixed outcomes in commercial lease dispute
Case Allied Pinnacle Pty Ltd v G R Mailman & Associates Pty Ltd (No 4) Court Supreme Court of New
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Allied Pinnacle v G R Mailman (No 3) — Court adopts referee’s reports and enters judgment for landlord of $327,868.93 for tenant’s breach of lease redecoration obligations
Case Allied Pinnacle Pty Ltd v G R Mailman & Associates Pty Ltd (No 3) Court Supreme Court of New
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Stuart Garrett Pty Ltd v Carter — Supreme Court strikes out law firm’s debt claim for legal fees, orders $852,000 fund paid out to clients
Case In the matter of Ausslaw Pty Ltd; Stuart Garrett Pty Ltd v Carter Court Supreme Court of New South
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James v Moussa — Court dismisses $600,000 co-ownership claim as time-barred, finding the purchase contract was terminated by agreement in 2009 and any equitable lien expired six years later
Case James v Moussa Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Emmett (NSW Governor Margaret Beazley, 2025) Date
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R v Liu — Court dismisses motion to quash money laundering count premised on “state of affairs” conduct
Case R v Liu (Amended) Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge McGuire (NSW Attorney General Michael Daley,
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Benshabir — Supreme Court dismisses NSW extended terrorism supervision order after defendant’s prison sentence overturned on appeal
Case State of New South Wales v Benshabir (Interlocutory) (No 2) Amended Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia)
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Sylvester v Larkin-Britt — NSW Supreme Court awards deceased’s biological son 85.8% of administrator’s home after fraudulent estate misappropriation
Case Sylvester v Larkin-Britt Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Kunc (NSW Attorney General Greg Smith SC
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Commissioner of Australian Federal Police v Brooks — court excludes residential property from forfeiture, finding it was the passive location of child abuse material offences, not an instrument of them
Case Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police v Brooks (Amended) Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Campbell
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VSD Investments v Builtcom — Court holds construction manager can sue for termination payments as a contractual debt, not solely via progress claim
Case VSD Investments Pty Ltd as trustee for The VSD Investments Trust v Builtcom Constructions Pty Ltd; Builtcom Constructions Pty
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Joel v Estate of El Khouri — Court allows late affidavit where defendants failed to serve statement of issues in dispute
Case Daniel Joel v The Estate of the Late Said El Khouri Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia)
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Gong v AWI Steel (No 3) — Court orders indemnity costs from date defendant unreasonably rejected Calderbank offer
Case Gong v AWI Steel Pty Limited (No 3) Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Schmidt (of