Chief Justice Andrew Bell

An appeals court has relaxed freezing orders against Sydney property developer Golden Rain, allowing it to sell property to repay its debts while it defends a $26 million defects claim by the owners corporation of the Sugarcube Apartments and Honeycomb Terraces developments.

The applicants in a class action against Transport for NSW over the construction of the Sydney CBD light rail have lost their appeal of a ruling that ordered the government to pay just 65 per cent of their trial costs, which they claim amounts to a $5.4 million reduction.

NSW's top judge has warned of the dangers of social media and the importance of collegiality among the judiciary, following a controversial speech by a federal judge who called out colleagues for tardy judgments.

An appeals court has mostly rejected the claims of a former Colliers director who says he lost out on purchasing a more expensive property in the affluent Sydney suburb of Paddington due to commissions his former employer failed to pay. 

A funder bankrolling proceedings over the compulsory acquisition of land for the Westconnex road project in Sydney has lost its bid to revive a lawsuit against the plaintiffs, with an appeals court saying it was a “classic example of abuse of process”.

A dispute between the developer of a luxury Sydney apartment complex and an owners corporation will stay in court, with an appeals court confirming it was preferable to an expert determination. 

The NSW Court of Appeal has struck down a law passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre that barred protest after a terrorist incident, finding it unconstitutional.

NSW Supreme Court Chief Justice Andrew Bell has been awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia for his “enormous contributions” to the state and for fostering an “open relationship” between the court and legal professionals.

An appeals court has found a note left on the iPhone of a late businessman with an estate worth over $13 million counts as his last will and testament.

A prominent silk renowned for his "intellectual precision" and "impeccable taste" has been sworn in as the newest judge of the NSW Supreme Court.