North & anor v Andrews; North & anor v Cortis & anor [2011] NSWLEC 1339

Land and Environment Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: North & anor v Andrews; North & anor v Cortis & anor [2011] NSWLEC 1339 Hearing dates: 9 November 2011 Decision date: 29 November 2011 Jurisdiction: Class 2 Before: Fakes C Decision: Applications dismissed Catchwords: TREES [NEIGHBOURS] Hedge; obstruction of views; are the trees planted so as to form a hedge; must a hedge be contained on one property; Legislation Cited: Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Regulation 2007 Interpretation Act 1987 Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Amendment Bill 2010 Cases Cited: Cavalier v Young [2011] NSWLEC 1080 Boddington v Julian & anor [2011] NSWLEC 1172 Wisdom v Payn [2011] NSWLEC 1012, McLaren v Lewis [2011] NSWLEC 1170 Bentley & anor v Symonds & anor; Ghenzer & ors v Symonds & anor [2011] NSWLEC 1336 Haindl v Daisch [2011] NSWLEC 1145 Ball v Bahramali & Anor [2010] NSWLEC 1334 Tenacity Consulting v Warringah [2004] NSWLEC 140 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Applicants: I & L North (both matters) Respondents: Mrs K Andrews (first matter) S & S Cortis (second matter) Representation: Respondents: (both matters) Mr McMillan (Counsel) Applicants: (both matters) Mr Austin (Solicitor) Applicants: Michael Austin, Lawyer File Number(s): 20689 and 20690 of 2011