Recent Cases

Barel v Barel [2026] NSWCA 179 (04 September 2026) (Payne, Mitchelmore and McHugh JJA)


Catchwords:


APPEALS — from finding of fact — contracts — whether primary judge erred in finding existence of three wholly oral loan agreements — whether primary judge erred in finding loans were due and repayable on sale of a property — whether primary judge erred in failing to find allegation that loans were due and repayable on the sale of a property was a recent invention to avoid operation of Limitation Act 1969 (NSW)

APPEALS — from finding of fact — credibility of witnesses — where primary judge generally preferred the evidence of one witness over another