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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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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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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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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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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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
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Maycock v State of New South Wales — Supreme Court dismisses self-represented litigant’s bid to drive unlicensed and unregistered, rejecting constitutional freedom-of-movement argument
Case Maycock v State of New South Wales Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Elkaim (Margaret Beazley
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Garan Holdings v Stonepoint Capital Management (No 3) — Court enters final orders against investment fund promoter for misleading conduct and breach of contract
Case Garan Holdings Pty Ltd v Stonepoint Capital Management Pty Limited (in liq) (No 3) Court Supreme Court of New
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Wang v State of New South Wales — Supreme Court dismisses tenth round of proceedings as abuse of process
Case Wang v State of New South Wales Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Elkaim AJ (Margaret
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Ramsay v Minister for Lands and Water — Four joint hydrology expert reports ruled inadmissible for failing to expose experts’ reasoning
Case David Burnett Ramsay v Minister for Lands and Water; Hospitality and Racing, Minister administering the Water Management Act 2000;
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Wild v Marthaguy Irrigation Scheme — Court vacates July 2026 hearing after plaintiffs’ expert fails to finalise report, orders mediation
Case Wild & Anor v Marthaguy Irrigation Scheme & Anor Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Chen
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Aryal v Waratah Private Hospital — Supreme Court dismisses judicial review of Personal Injury Commission workers compensation rulings
Case Aryal v Waratah Private Hospital Pty Ltd Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Sirtes (of New