Recent Cases

Lord v Broken Hill Cobalt Project Pty Ltd [2024] NSWCA 305 (18 December 2024) (Ward P, Adamson JA and Preston CJ of LEC)


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JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – Remittal by Court of Appeal to Land and Environment Court – Scope of remitter – Where respondent sought to adduce further evidence on the remittal – Where primary judge refused to grant leave to adduce further evidence – Whether primary judge erred in law in refusing to admit further evidence – Appeal dismissed

APPEALS – Jurisdiction of appellate court – Remittal to Land and Environment Court – Construction of remittal order – Whether a question of law for purposes of s 57(1) of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979 (NSW)