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| CAMERON AND COWAN v TOWN OF GAWLER ASSESSMENT PANEL [2021] SAERDC 32 | ERD Court | 06-12-2021 | ||
| TALIA FARMS PTY LTD v MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND WATER [2021] SAERDC 33 | ERD Court | 21-12-2021 | ||
| RENNIE v CITY OF CHARLES STURT & ANOR; FORSYTH v CITY OF CHARLES STURT & ANOR [2022] SAERDC 1 | ERD Court | 21-01-2022 | ||
| HUNTER & ORS v STATE PLANNING COMMISSION & ORS [2022] SAERDC 2 | ERD Court | 08-02-2022 | ||
| OPTUS MOBILE PTY LTD v CITY OF PROSPECT [2022] SAERDC 3 | ERD Court | 09-02-2022 | ||
| 21-25 SOUTH ESPLANADE PTY LTD v STATE PLANNING COMMISSION [2022] SAERDC 4 | ERD Court | 16-02-2022 | ||
| BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED v THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NORWOOD PAYNEHAM AND ST PETERS COUNCIL ASSESSMENT PANEL [2022] SAERDC 5 | ERD Court | 01-03-2022 | ||
| NEMETH & ANOR v NORTHERN AREAS COUNCIL [2022] SAERDC 6 | ERD Court | 06-04-2022 | ||
| CITY OF CHARLES STURT v LEOROB PTY LTD & ANOR [2022] SAERDC 7 | ERD Court | 17-05-2022 | ||
| CITY OF CHARLES STURT v BAKER [2022] SAERDC 8 | ERD Court | 27-05-2022 | ||
| THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF UNLEY v BROWN [2022] SAERDC 9 | ERD Court | 15-06-2022 | ||
| GARDEN COLLEGE v CITY OF SALISBURY [2022] SAERDC 10 | ERD Court | 24-06-2022 | ||
| BAYSPRING PTY LTD v THE MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND WATER & ORS [2022] SAERDC 11 | ERD Court | 27-07-2022 | ||
| PARKINS v ADELAIDE HILLS COUNCIL ASSESSMENT MANAGER [2022] SAERDC 12 | ERD Court | 01-08-2022 | ||
| ROWE v NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED [2025] SASC 50 | Supreme Court | 17-04-2025 | REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - MORTGAGES, CHARGES AND ENCUMBRANCES - POWERS AND REMEDIES OF MORTGAGEE - POSSESSION - GENERALLY REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - MORTGAGES, CHARGES AND ENCUMBRANCES - POWERS AND REMEDIES OF MORTGAGEE - POSSESSION - RECOVERY UNDER CLAUSE ENTITLING MORTGAGEE TO POSSESSION UPON DEFAULT OF MORTGAGOR PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - EXECUTION AGAINST PROPERTY - OTHER WRITS AND MODES OF EXECUTION - CHARGING ORDERS | |
| ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT LTD v HALLETT CONCRETE PTY LTD & ORS (No 4) [2024] SASC 51 | Supreme Court | 11-04-2024 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - PLEADINGS - GENERALLY PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COURT SUPERVISION - AMENDMENT - ORIGINATING PROCESS, PLEADINGS ETC | |
| ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT LIMITED v HALLETT CONCRETE PTY LTD & ORS (No 3) [2023] SASC 86 | Supreme Court | 31-05-2023 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - DISCOVERY AND INTERROGATORIES - DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS | |
| R v WILMOTT [2025] SASC 44 | Supreme Court | 18-02-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AVERMENTS - PARTICULARS CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AVERMENTS - UNCERTAINTY, DUPLICITY AND AMBIGUITY | |
| R v WILMOTT (No 2) [2025] SASC 54 | Supreme Court | 23-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE - MANSLAUGHTER - EVIDENCE EVIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY - CREDIBILITY EVIDENCE - WITNESSES - EXPERT EVIDENCE EVIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY - OPINION EVIDENCE - EXPERT OPINION - GENERALLY | |
| R v WILMOTT (No 3) [2025] SASC 55 | Supreme Court | 28-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE - MANSLAUGHTER - EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO ADMIT OR EXCLUDE EVIDENCE - PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE EVIDENCE - PROOF - STANDARD OF PROOF - STANDARD OF SATISFACTION - PROBATIVE VALUE EVIDENCE - PROOF - STANDARD OF PROOF - STANDARD OF SATISFACTION - PROBATIVE VALUE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE | |
| IN THE MATTER OF TORRENS CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD (No 2) [2025] SASC 52 | Supreme Court | 24-04-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - PROCEDURE PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - OTHER MATTERS | |
| IN THE MATTER OF TORRENS CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD (No 3) [2025] SASC 53 | Supreme Court | 24-04-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - PROCEDURE PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - PROCEDURE - MORE THAN ONE ORDER PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS | |
| R v DC [2024] SADC 141 | District Court | 31-10-2024 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - FITNESS TO PLEAD OR BE TRIED - DETERMINATION OF ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES | |
| KEMP v HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPLAINTS COMMISSIONER [2025] SASC 56 | Supreme Court | 02-05-2025 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS - SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - INTERPRETATION ACTS AND PROVISIONS PROFESSIONS AND TRADES - HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS - OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS | |
| R v MHH [2025] SADC 47 | District Court | 05-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - MAINTAINING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD AND PERSISTENT SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILD | |
| TOWN OF GAWLER ASSESSMENT MANAGER v BRUNT [2025] SASC 57 | Supreme Court | 01-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - RIGHT OF APPEAL - WHEN APPEAL LIES - ERROR OF LAW - PARTICULAR CASES INVOLVING ERROR OF LAW ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - PLANNING - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL - APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - PLANNING - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL - ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF PARTICULAR MATTERS - SUBDIVISION - PRINCIPLES GOVERNING CONSENT OR APPROVAL | |
| R v MATTHEWS-BOYSEN [2025] SADC 30 | District Court | 31-03-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - WARRANTS, ARREST, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND INCIDENTAL POWERS - SEARCH AND SEIZURE CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO ADMIT OR EXCLUDE EVIDENCE - POLICE INTERROGATION - PROPRIETY OF POLICE QUESTIONING AND OTHER CONDUCT BY POLICE - ADMINISTERING CAUTION - PARTICULAR CASES | |
| RYLE v THE KING [2025] SASCA 47 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 08-05-2025 | STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - GENERAL APPROACHES TO INTERPRETATION - LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF ACT STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - GENERAL APPROACHES TO INTERPRETATION - WHOLE ACT TO BE CONSIDERED STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - GENERAL APPROACHES TO INTERPRETATION - PURPOSIVE APPROACH CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE - SENTENCE MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE OR INADEQUATE | |
| R v SADIK & ANOR [2025] SASCA 46 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 08-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - APPEALS BY CROWN CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE - SENTENCE MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE OR INADEQUATE CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - DRUG OFFENCES - SENTENCE - TRAFFICKING, TRADING, SELLING, SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING - INVOLVING COCAINE CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - DRUG OFFENCES - SENTENCE - POSSESSION CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - DRUG OFFENCES - SENTENCE - IMPORT-EXPORT OFFENCES | |
| RETURN TO WORK CORPORATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA v PAPADOPOULOS [2025] SASCA 48 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 08-05-2025 | WORKERS' COMPENSATION - ENTITLEMENT TO COMPENSATION - EMPLOYMENT RELATED INJURY, DISABILITY OR DISEASE WORKERS' COMPENSATION - PROCEEDINGS TO OBTAIN COMPENSATION - DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS - APPEALS, JUDICIAL REVIEW AND STATED CASES | |
| RANGELEA HOLDINGS PTY LTD v ADNYAMATHANHA TRADITIONAL LANDS ASSOCIATION & ORS [2025] SASCA 32 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 28-03-2025 | EQUITY - TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES - CLASSIFICATION OF TRUSTS - GENERALLY EQUITY - TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES - PROCEEDINGS BETWEEN TRUSTEES AND BENEFICIARIES OR THIRD PARTIES EQUITY - TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES - POWERS, DUTIES, RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF TRUSTEES | |
| CITY OF PLAYFORD v MATHIE [2025] SASCA 45 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 08-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - NEW TRIAL - IN GENERAL AND PARTICULAR GROUNDS - IN GENERAL - MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE - CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING MISCARRIAGE MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - FURTHER APPEAL TO COURT OF APPEAL TRAFFIC LAW - OFFENCES - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - BREACH OF STOPPING AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS | |
| TREANA HOLDINGS PTY LTD & ANOR v KAKKAD & ORS [2025] SASCA 49 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 09-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OTHER MATTERS | |
| R v POPE [2025] SADC 40 | District Court | 16-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - ADJOURNMENT, STAY OF PROCEEDINGS OR ORDER RESTRAINING PROCEEDINGS - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS - ABUSE OF PROCESS - IN GENERAL | |
| SCOTT v POLICE [2025] SASC 64 | Supreme Court | 30-04-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT MAGISTRATES - GENERALLY - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS AND ABUSE OF PROCESS CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - ADJOURNMENT, STAY OF PROCEEDINGS OR ORDER RESTRAINING PROCEEDINGS | |
| DEXUS SAHMRI2 PTY LTD v SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD & ANOR [2025] SASC 61 | Supreme Court | 13-05-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - MOTIONS, INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL MATTERS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - ENDING PROCEEDINGS EARLY - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION | |
| R v MD [2025] SADC 44 | District Court | 30-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES | |
| WHITE v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASC 66 | Supreme Court | 12-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - ASSAULT - SENTENCE | |
| PAUL STEVEN ATKINS v BRETT AINSLEY HUGHES, TRUDI ANN HUGHES [2025] SADC 51 | District Court | 15-05-2025 | TORTS - CIVIL LIABILITY LEGISLATION: MODIFICATIONS TO TORTS AND LAW OF NEGLIGENCE - OTHER CASES AND MATTERS TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - DAMAGE AND CAUSATION - CAUSATION - UNDER CIVIL LIABILITY LEGISLATION LANDLORD AND TENANT - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES APART FROM COVENANT - NEGLIGENCE: PARTICULAR CASES | |
| JANE PANAGARIS MCENTEE, DEBORAH ANN MCENTEE v SJ BERRY PTY LTD , SANDRA JOY BERRY & OTHERS [2025] SADC 52 | District Court | 15-05-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - FORM AND SETTLING OF COSTS ORDERS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - RECOVERY OF COSTS - TIME FOR PAYMENT | |
| RETURN TO WORK CORPORATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA v SWEENEY [2025] SASCA 50 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 15-05-2025 | WORKERS' COMPENSATION - ENTITLEMENT TO COMPENSATION - EMPLOYMENT RELATED INJURY, DISABILITY OR DISEASE WORKERS' COMPENSATION - PROCEEDINGS TO OBTAIN COMPENSATION - DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS - APPEALS, JUDICIAL REVIEW AND STATED CASES | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SA) v DUELL [2025] SASC 65 | Supreme Court | 08-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS - OTHER TYPES OF POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - ORDERS AND DECLARATIONS RELATING TO SERIOUS OR VIOLENT OFFENDERS OR DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENDERS | |
| MITCHELL v MITCHELL & ORS (No 2) [2025] SASC 60 | Supreme Court | 08-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE AND PROPER MAINTENANCE - WHETHER APPLICANT LEFT WITH INSUFFICIENT PROVISION - CLAIMS BY CHILDREN SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - PROCEDURE - ORDERS AND OTHER PROCEDURAL MATTERS - COSTS - GENERALLY | |
| MCVICARS v SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HOUSING TRUST [2025] SASCA 52 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 14-05-2025 | HEALTH LAW - MENTAL HEALTH GENERALLY - GENERAL LAW AFFECTING PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR IMPAIRED CAPACITY - CONDUCTING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - LITIGATION GUARDIANS AND NEXT FRIENDS | |
| BETTERWAY HEALTH CARE INTERNATIONAL GROUP PTY LTD v FERNGROVE PHARMACEUTICALS PTY LTD & WEI TANG (No 4) [2025] SADC 54 | District Court | 15-05-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS | |
| RUSINSKI v JAMIESON & ORS [2025] SASCA 51 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 16-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - WHEN APPEAL LIES - FROM SUPREME COURT - GENERALLY PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - EXECUTION AGAINST PROPERTY - WARRANTS OF SEIZURE AND SALE | |
| SHMANDIY v MAGISTRATES COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA [2025] SASC 62 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 16-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - JUDICIAL REVIEW COURTS AND JUDGES - JUDGES - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTEREST OR BIAS - REASONABLE APPREHENSION OF BIAS GENERALLY | |
| SHMANDIY v MAGISTRATES COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA (No 2) [2025] SASC 63 | Supreme Court | 16-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - JUDICIAL REVIEW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - OPERATION AND EFFECT OF THE COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION - GENERAL MATTERS - NATURE AND SCOPE OF COMMONWEALTH POWERS - SEPARATION OF POWERS | |
| SAADAT v COMMONWEALTH & ORS [2025] SASC 59 | Supreme Court | 09-05-2025 | TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - STANDARD OF CARE, SCOPE OF DUTY AND SUBSEQUENT BREACH TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - MENTAL OR NERVOUS SHOCK OR PSYCHIATRIC HARM - AT COMMON LAW TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - MENTAL OR NERVOUS SHOCK OR PSYCHIATRIC HARM - AT COMMON LAW - FACTORS - RECOGNISABLE PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - MENTAL OR NERVOUS SHOCK OR PSYCHIATRIC HARM - AT COMMON LAW - DAMAGE AND CAUSATION CITIZENSHIP AND MIGRATION - MIGRATION - DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF UNLAWFUL NON-CITIZENS - DETENTION - CONDITIONS OF DETENTION | |
| DAHM & ANOR v DAHM [2025] SASC 70 | Supreme Court | 19-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION – OTHER MATTERS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - GENERAL RULE: COSTS FOLLOW EVENT - GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION | |
| FOSTER v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASC 68 | Supreme Court | 19-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE - GENERALLY | |
| GOLDUS PTY LTD (SUBJECT TO A DEED OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENT) v TEETULPA GOLDFIELDS PTY LTD [2025] SASC 67 | Supreme Court | 16-05-2025 | CORPORATIONS - GENERALLY - CORPORATIONS LEGISLATION APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OTHER MATTERS - CASE STATED AND RESERVATION OF QUESTION OF LAW ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - COURTS AND TRIBUNALS WITH ENVIRONMENT JURISDICTION - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - SUPREME COURT - OTHER MATTERS CORPORATIONS - MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION - OFFICERS OF CORPORATION - DIRECTOR - APPOINTMENT - GENERALLY CORPORATIONS - VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATION - PROTECTION OF COMPANY PROPERTY FROM PERSONS BOUND BY DEED OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENT | |
| EARL v WALKOM (IN THE ESTATE OF WALKOM (DECEASED)) [2025] SASC 71 | Supreme Court | 20-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - WHERE UNCERTAINTY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - PARTICULAR TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONDITIONS AND GIFTS OVER - AS TO DEATH OF BENEFICIARY BEFORE RECEIVING LEGACY OR SHARE SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - PARTICULAR TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONTINGENCY INVOLVING DEATH - DEATH COUPLED WITH CONTINGENCY - DEATH OF PERSON AFTER TESTATOR BUT BEFORE DISTRIBUTION | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SA) v AUSTIN [2025] SASC 74 | Supreme Court | 15-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO TERRORISM - CONTROL, EXTENDED SUPERVISION, PREVENTATIVE DETENTION AND CONTINUING DETENTION ORDERS CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS - OTHER TYPES OF POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - ORDERS AND DECLARATIONS RELATING TO SERIOUS OR VIOLENT OFFENDERS OR DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENDERS - DANGEROUS CRIMINAL | |
| COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v KNIGHT; COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v METTERS [2025] SASC 72 | Supreme Court | 20-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - PROCEDURE CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - POWERS OF COURT ON APPEAL - TO CONSIDER FRESH EVIDENCE | |
| BARNES (A PSEUDONYM) v THE KING [2025] SASCA 53 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 22-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - MAINTAINING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD AND PERSISTENT SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILD APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - NEW TRIAL - IN GENERAL AND PARTICULAR GROUNDS - IN GENERAL - MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE - CIRCUMSTANCES NOT INVOLVING MISCARRIAGE CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - PROPENSITY, TENDENCY AND CO-INCIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY AND RELEVANCY - FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE - SEXUAL OFFENCES | |
| ALLAN v THE KING [2025] SASCA 54 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 22-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PARTICULAR GROUNDS OF APPEAL - MISDIRECTION AND NON-DIRECTION - JOINT TRIAL OF SEVERAL COUNTS CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PARTICULAR GROUNDS OF APPEAL - MISDIRECTION AND NON-DIRECTION - CONSIDERATION OF GENERAL CONDUCT OF TRIAL | |
| LAWTON v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASC 76 | Supreme Court | 23-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT TRAFFIC LAW - OFFENCES - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED OFFENCES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - DRIVING WITH PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL IN BLOOD TRAFFIC LAW - OFFENCES - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED OFFENCES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVIDENCE - BREATH TEST AND ANALYSIS | |
| CAPPO v THE KING [2025] SASCA 55 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 22-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING PROCEDURE - APPROACH TO SENTENCING PROCESS CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - SENTENCE - PARTICULAR CASES - OTHER OFFENCES AND MATTERS CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST DECENCY AND MORALITY - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND CHILD EXPLOITATION MATERIAL OFFENCES - SENTENCE | |
| SAN REMO MACARONI COMPANY PTY LTD v PASTIFICIO GUIDO FERRARA SPA [2025] SASC 75 | Supreme Court | 22-05-2025 | PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION - UNDER OTHER LEGISLATION AND RULES OF COURT - BREACH OF CONTRACT WITHIN JURISDICTION PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION - UNDER OTHER LEGISLATION AND RULES OF COURT - TORT COMMITTED WITHIN JURISDICTION PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION - UNDER SERVICE AND EXECUTION OF PROCESS ACTS - INITIATING PROCESS - SERVICE ON COMPANIES AND REGISTERED BODIES PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION - UNDER OTHER LEGISLATION AND RULES OF COURT - PROCEDURE - LEAVE TO ISSUE AND SERVE PROCESS AND SETTING ASIDE ORDER FOR LEAVE SALE OF GOODS - INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (VIENNA CONVENTION) | |
| ASKARI v NASSIRI [2025] SADC 55 | District Court | 14-03-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW | |
| R v MUBAKE [2025] SADC 58 | District Court | 26-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - PROPERTY OFFENCES - THEFT CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - PROPERTY OFFENCES - PROCEEDS OF CRIME, MONEY LAUNDERING AND RELATED OFFENCES STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - PARTICULAR WORDS AND PHRASES | |
| POLICE v TJ [2025] SASC 73 | Supreme Court | 21-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - INTERPRETATION ACTS AND PROVISIONS - STATUTORY DEFINITION PROVISIONS GENERALLY CRIMINAL LAW - GENERAL MATTERS - CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CAPACITY - DEFENCE MATTERS - DEFENCE OF PERSONS OR PROPERTY - REASONABLE BELIEF IN NECESSITY OF RESPONSE CRIMINAL LAW - GENERAL MATTERS - CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CAPACITY - DOUBLE JEOPARDY | |
| KELLY MARIE MORGAN AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF STUART IRVING MCLEISH [2025] SASC 79 | Supreme Court | 29-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION - GENERALLY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - EFFECT OF CODICIL SUCCESSION - INTESTACY AND DISTRIBUTION ON INTESTACY CHARITIES - CHARITABLE GIFTS AND TRUSTS - VALIDITY AND PRACTICABILITY - INDEFINITE AND UNCERTAIN OBJECTS - IN GENERAL - GIFTS VOID FOR UNCERTAINTY | |
| HENG v THE KING [2025] SASCA 57 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 29-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - PROPENSITY, TENDENCY AND CO-INCIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY AND RELEVANCY - FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE - SEXUAL OFFENCES CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - PROCURATION CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE - PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AMOUNTING TO MISCARRIAGE - MISDIRECTION OR NON-DIRECTION | |
| R v JM [2025] SADC 53 | District Court | 13-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT | |
| SHANE AGELIS DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD v GULF TRANSPORT CO PTY LTD [2025] SASC 78 | Supreme Court | 27-05-2025 | REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - CAVEATS AGAINST DEALINGS - WHO MAY LODGE AND WHAT INTEREST SUFFICIENT - PARTY WHO HAD LODGED EARLIER CAVEAT REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - UNREGISTERED INTERESTS - EQUITABLE ESTATES AND INTERESTS - PRIORITY BETWEEN EQUITABLE INTERESTS - GENERALLY MORTGAGES - ACCOUNTS - OTHER MATTERS | |
| HANNA v FLINDERS UNIVERSITY [2025] SASC 81 | Supreme Court | 03-06-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - RIGHT OF APPEAL - WHEN APPEAL LIES - FOR BIAS IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COURTS AND JUDGES - JUDGES - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTEREST OR BIAS | |
| MCVICARS v SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HOUSING TRUST (No 2) [2025] SASCA 56 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 22-05-2025 | EQUITY - EQUITABLE REMEDIES - INJUNCTIONS - INTERLOCUTORY INJUNCTIONS | |
| LAURO v MINTER ELLISON (A FIRM) [2025] SASC 77 | Supreme Court | 27-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - RIGHT OF APPEAL - WHEN APPEAL LIES - FOR BIAS IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COURTS AND JUDGES - JUDGES - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTEREST OR BIAS | |
| R v CAB [2025] SADC 62 | District Court | 29-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - INDECENT ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCES | |
| R v RIGNEY [2025] SASC 80 | Supreme Court | 30-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - GENERAL MATTERS - CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CAPACITY - DEFENCE MATTERS - INSANITY AND MENTAL IMPAIRMENT CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE | |
| NIELSEN v POLICE (SA) [2025] SASC 89 | Supreme Court | 21-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - NEW TRIAL - IN GENERAL AND PARTICULAR GROUNDS - IN GENERAL - JURISDICTION TO GRANT NEW TRIAL AND OTHER MATTERS APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - POWERS OF COURT - COSTS | |
| BRITTEN & ORS v DENTE & ORS [2025] SASC 88 | Supreme Court | 28-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - HEARING OF APPEAL - PROCEDURE PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - PARTIES AND REPRESENTATION - PROPER OR NECESSARY PARTY AND STANDING | |
| R v WILMOTT (No 4) [2025] SASC 82 | Supreme Court | 29-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE - MANSLAUGHTER CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - ADJOURNMENT, STAY OF PROCEEDINGS OR ORDER RESTRAINING PROCEEDINGS - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - POWERS AND DUTIES OF PROSECUTION AS TO CALLING OF WITNESS AND PRESENTING EVIDENCE - GENERALLY | |
| MIKOLAJ v REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES [2025] SASC 83 | Supreme Court | 29-05-2025 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS - SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL | |
| LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA v BETRO [2025] SASCFC 2 | Supreme Court - Full Court | 03-06-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - JOINDER OF CAUSES OF ACTION AND OF PARTIES - PARTIES | |
| LAURO v MINTER ELLISON (A FIRM) (No 2) [2025] SASC 90 | Supreme Court | 03-06-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - MOTIONS, INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL MATTERS | |
| GIBBINS v THE KING [2025] SASCA 58 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 30-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE - SENTENCE MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE OR INADEQUATE CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - RELEVANT FACTORS - TOTALITY - GENERAL PRINCIPLES | |
| BRYANT v COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS [2025] SASC 85 | Supreme Court | 30-05-2025 | REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - ASSESSMENT REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - ASSESSMENT - ADJOINING LAND REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - INJURIOUS AFFECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - ASSESSMENT - OTHER CONSIDERATIONS REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - POWERS OF ACQUISITION - OTHER MATTERS REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - ASSESSMENT - PART OF LAND ACQUIRED REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - RIGHT TO COMPENSATION - OTHER MATTERS | |
| R & ORS v F & ORS [2025] SASC 92 | Supreme Court | 23-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS - GRANDCHILD SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE AND PROPER MAINTENANCE - DUTY OF TESTATOR - OTHER APPLICANTS | |
| EARL v WALKOM (No 2) [2025] SASC 91 | Supreme Court | 06-06-2025 | SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - WHERE UNCERTAINTY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - READING WILL AS A WHOLE PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - COSTS OUT OF FUND OR PROPERTY - LITIGATION NOT CAUSED BY TESTATOR PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - GENERAL RULE: COSTS FOLLOW EVENT - GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION | |
| RANKINE v THE KING [2025] SASCA 61 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 05-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - VERDICT UNREASONABLE OR INSUPPORTABLE HAVING REGARD TO EVIDENCE - APPEAL DISMISSED CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE - MODES OF IDENTIFICATION - CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - PROPERTY OFFENCES - ROBBERY | |
| FERRIS (A PSEUDONYM) v THE KING [2025] SASCA 62 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 05-06-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - RIGHT OF APPEAL - WHEN APPEAL LIES - ERROR OF LAW - PARTICULAR CASES INVOLVING ERROR OF LAW - FAILURE TO GIVE REASONS FOR DECISION - ADEQUACY OF REASONS CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - VERDICT UNREASONABLE OR INSUPPORTABLE HAVING REGARD TO EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - MAINTAINING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD AND PERSISTENT SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILD | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SA) v HUNT [2025] SASC 93 | Supreme Court | 03-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - ORDERS AND DECLARATIONS RELATING TO SERIOUS OR VIOLENT OFFENDERS OR DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENDERS CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS - OTHER TYPES OF POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS | |
| SALKANOVIC v POLITES [2025] SASC 86 | Supreme Court | 30-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - GRANTS OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - LIMITED, SPECIAL AND CONDITIONAL GRANTS OF PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION SUCCESSION - PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - GRANTS OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - ADMINISTRATION OF GOODS NOT ADMINISTERED PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - FACTORS RELEVANT TO EXERCISE OF DISCRETION - PUBLIC INTEREST | |
| MATTHEWS-RUDOLPH v THE KING [2025] SASCA 60 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 05-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - VERDICT UNREASONABLE OR INSUPPORTABLE HAVING REGARD TO EVIDENCE - APPEAL DISMISSED APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - NEW TRIAL - IN GENERAL AND PARTICULAR GROUNDS - IN GENERAL - MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE - CIRCUMSTANCES NOT INVOLVING MISCARRIAGE CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE - SENTENCE MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE OR INADEQUATE | |
| SARRIS & ANOR v MATCHAM & ORS [2025] SASC 96 | Supreme Court | 10-06-2025 | REAL PROPERTY - BOUNDARIES OF LAND AND FENCING PROCEDURE - STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY - INHERENT AND GENERAL STATUTORY POWERS - TO PREVENT ABUSE OF PROCESS - ATTEMPTS TO RELITIGATE | |
| DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (SA) v CUMMINGS [2025] SADC 64 | District Court | 11-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - CONFISCATION OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME AND RELATED MATTERS - RESTRAINING OR FREEZING ORDER APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OTHER MATTERS - CASE STATED AND RESERVATION OF QUESTION OF LAW | |
| KARRY TRADING CO PTY LTD v ASOKE COLLOBORATION LTD [2025] SADC 63 | District Court | 11-06-2025 | CONTRACTS - GENERAL CONTRACTUAL PRINCIPLES - CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS - PENALTIES AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CONTRACTS - GENERAL CONTRACTUAL PRINCIPLES - CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS | |
| CRUISE v THE KING; R v CRUISE [2025] SASCA 59 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 02-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - VERDICT - GENERALLY CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - APPEALS BY CROWN - EXERCISE OF DISCRETION CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE - SENTENCE MANIFESTLY EXCESSIVE OR INADEQUATE | |
| SCHULZ v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASC 94 | Supreme Court | 11-06-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - GROUNDS - GENERALLY CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - NON-CUSTODIAL ORDERS - SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT - BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF SUSPENSION AND SENTENCE FOLLOWING BREACH | |
| ROBUSTO INVESTMENTS PTY LTD v ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA [2025] SASC 87 | Supreme Court | 30-05-2025 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS - SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL - APPEAL, REVIEW OR REHEARING ENERGY AND RESOURCES - WATER - WATER MANAGEMENT - WATER SUPPLY - SOUTH AUSTRALIA ENERGY AND RESOURCES - WATER - WATER MANAGEMENT - WATER USAGE RIGHTS - WATER ALLOCATION - WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - INTERPRETATION ACTS AND PROVISIONS - STATUTORY DEFINITION PROVISIONS GENERALLY | |
| R v PEREZ [2025] SASC 95 | Supreme Court | 16-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - CUSTODIAL ORDERS - LIFE SENTENCE - REDETERMINATION OR SETTING OF MINIMUM TERM OR NON-PAROLE PERIOD | |
| R v WARREN [2025] SADC 61 | District Court | 21-03-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW | |
| R v SCOTT [2025] SADC 66 | District Court | 06-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW | |
| MALLIOS v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASCA 66 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 11-06-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT TRAFFIC LAW - OFFENCES - GENERALLY | |
| SALKANOVIC v POLITES (No 2) [2025] SASC 101 | Supreme Court | 18-06-2025 | SUCCESSION - PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - GRANTS OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - LIMITED, SPECIAL AND CONDITIONAL GRANTS OF PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION SUCCESSION - PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - JURISDICTION AND DISCRETION OF COURT - SOUTH AUSTRALIA PROCEDURE - STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY - INHERENT AND GENERAL STATUTORY POWERS - TO STAY OR DISMISS ORDERS OR PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY | |
| THE BREAK SURF PARK INVESTMENTS PTY LTD v TATE & ORS [2025] SASCA 63 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 16-06-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - RIGHT OF APPEAL - WHEN APPEAL LIES - FROM INTERLOCUTORY DECISIONS - LEAVE TO APPEAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - JUDICIAL REVIEW - REVIEWABLE DECISIONS AND CONDUCT - EXISTENCE OF OTHER REVIEW OR APPEAL RIGHTS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - INTERLOCUTORY PROCEEDINGS - EXTENSION OF TIME | |
| R v RICHARDS [2025] SADC 72 | District Court | 19-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - DRIVING OFFENCES - CULPABLE OR DANGEROUS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH OR BODILY HARM | |
| NORDBURGER PTY LTD v KORONIS AND VARI & ORS [2025] SADC 70 | District Court | 16-06-2025 | COURTS AND JUDGES - JUDGES - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTEREST OR BIAS | |
| WARREN v THE KING [2025] SASCA 65 | Supreme Court - Court of Appeal | 18-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE - PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AMOUNTING TO MISCARRIAGE - MISDIRECTION OR NON-DIRECTION CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - COMPLAINTS - OTHER MATTERS | |
| R v D, DJ [2025] SADC 57 | District Court | 21-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - MAINTAINING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD AND PERSISTENT SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILD CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE OR CARNAL KNOWLEDGE CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - INDECENT ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCES | |
| KRONEN v PAOLINI [2025] SADC 73 | District Court | 20-06-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - ENDING PROCEEDINGS EARLY - SUMMARY DISPOSAL - SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT OR RESPONDENT: STAY OR DISMISSAL OF PROCEEDINGS TORTS - ABUSE OF LEGAL PROCESS - MALICIOUS PROSECUTION - ESSENTIALS OF ACTION TORTS - INTERFERENCE WITH PROPERTY - TRESPASS TO LAND | |
| R v CAVUOTO [2025] SASC 97 | Supreme Court | 17-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AMENDMENT CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AMENDMENT - IMMATERIALITY OR ABSENCE OF PREJUDICE CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AMENDMENT - TIME FOR AMENDMENT CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AVERMENTS - UNCERTAINTY, DUPLICITY AND AMBIGUITY | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SA) v KOWALSKI [2025] SASC 102 | Supreme Court | 18-06-2025 | PROCEDURE - STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY - VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS, PROCEEDINGS AND RELATED MATTERS ESTOPPEL - ESTOPPEL BY JUDGMENT - JUDGMENT OR JUDICIAL DETERMINATION - CONCLUSIVENESS OF JUDGMENT - FINALITY PROCEDURE - STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY - INHERENT AND GENERAL STATUTORY POWERS - TO PREVENT ABUSE OF PROCESS INDUSTRIAL LAW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEALS AND REFERENCES - FINALITY OF DECISIONS - DECISIONS OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL AND ITS PREDECESSORS |
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| ROWE v NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED [2025] SASC 50 | 17-04-2025 | REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - MORTGAGES, CHARGES AND ENCUMBRANCES - POWERS AND REMEDIES OF MORTGAGEE - POSSESSION - GENERALLY REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - MORTGAGES, CHARGES AND ENCUMBRANCES - POWERS AND REMEDIES OF MORTGAGEE - POSSESSION - RECOVERY UNDER CLAUSE ENTITLING MORTGAGEE TO POSSESSION UPON DEFAULT OF MORTGAGOR PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - EXECUTION AGAINST PROPERTY - OTHER WRITS AND MODES OF EXECUTION - CHARGING ORDERS | |
| ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT LTD v HALLETT CONCRETE PTY LTD & ORS (No 4) [2024] SASC 51 | 11-04-2024 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - PLEADINGS - GENERALLY PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COURT SUPERVISION - AMENDMENT - ORIGINATING PROCESS, PLEADINGS ETC | |
| ADELAIDE BRIGHTON CEMENT LIMITED v HALLETT CONCRETE PTY LTD & ORS (No 3) [2023] SASC 86 | 31-05-2023 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - DISCOVERY AND INTERROGATORIES - DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS | |
| R v WILMOTT [2025] SASC 44 | 18-02-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AVERMENTS - PARTICULARS CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AVERMENTS - UNCERTAINTY, DUPLICITY AND AMBIGUITY | |
| R v WILMOTT (No 2) [2025] SASC 54 | 23-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE - MANSLAUGHTER - EVIDENCE EVIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY - CREDIBILITY EVIDENCE - WITNESSES - EXPERT EVIDENCE EVIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY - OPINION EVIDENCE - EXPERT OPINION - GENERALLY | |
| R v WILMOTT (No 3) [2025] SASC 55 | 28-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE - MANSLAUGHTER - EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO ADMIT OR EXCLUDE EVIDENCE - PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE EVIDENCE - PROOF - STANDARD OF PROOF - STANDARD OF SATISFACTION - PROBATIVE VALUE EVIDENCE - PROOF - STANDARD OF PROOF - STANDARD OF SATISFACTION - PROBATIVE VALUE - CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE | |
| IN THE MATTER OF TORRENS CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD (No 2) [2025] SASC 52 | 24-04-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - PROCEDURE PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - OTHER MATTERS | |
| IN THE MATTER OF TORRENS CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD (No 3) [2025] SASC 53 | 24-04-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - PROCEDURE PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - PROCEDURE - MORE THAN ONE ORDER PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS | |
| KEMP v HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMPLAINTS COMMISSIONER [2025] SASC 56 | 02-05-2025 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS - SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - INTERPRETATION ACTS AND PROVISIONS PROFESSIONS AND TRADES - HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS - OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS | |
| TOWN OF GAWLER ASSESSMENT MANAGER v BRUNT [2025] SASC 57 | 01-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - RIGHT OF APPEAL - WHEN APPEAL LIES - ERROR OF LAW - PARTICULAR CASES INVOLVING ERROR OF LAW ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - PLANNING - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL - APPLICATIONS ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - PLANNING - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL - ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF PARTICULAR MATTERS - SUBDIVISION - PRINCIPLES GOVERNING CONSENT OR APPROVAL | |
| SCOTT v POLICE [2025] SASC 64 | 30-04-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT MAGISTRATES - GENERALLY - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS AND ABUSE OF PROCESS CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - ADJOURNMENT, STAY OF PROCEEDINGS OR ORDER RESTRAINING PROCEEDINGS | |
| DEXUS SAHMRI2 PTY LTD v SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD & ANOR [2025] SASC 61 | 13-05-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - MOTIONS, INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL MATTERS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - ENDING PROCEEDINGS EARLY - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION | |
| WHITE v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASC 66 | 12-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - ASSAULT - SENTENCE | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SA) v DUELL [2025] SASC 65 | 08-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS - OTHER TYPES OF POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - ORDERS AND DECLARATIONS RELATING TO SERIOUS OR VIOLENT OFFENDERS OR DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENDERS | |
| MITCHELL v MITCHELL & ORS (No 2) [2025] SASC 60 | 08-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE AND PROPER MAINTENANCE - WHETHER APPLICANT LEFT WITH INSUFFICIENT PROVISION - CLAIMS BY CHILDREN SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - PROCEDURE - ORDERS AND OTHER PROCEDURAL MATTERS - COSTS - GENERALLY | |
| SHMANDIY v MAGISTRATES COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA [2025] SASC 62 | 16-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - JUDICIAL REVIEW COURTS AND JUDGES - JUDGES - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTEREST OR BIAS - REASONABLE APPREHENSION OF BIAS GENERALLY | |
| SHMANDIY v MAGISTRATES COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA (No 2) [2025] SASC 63 | 16-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - JUDICIAL REVIEW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - OPERATION AND EFFECT OF THE COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION - GENERAL MATTERS - NATURE AND SCOPE OF COMMONWEALTH POWERS - SEPARATION OF POWERS | |
| SAADAT v COMMONWEALTH & ORS [2025] SASC 59 | 09-05-2025 | TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - STANDARD OF CARE, SCOPE OF DUTY AND SUBSEQUENT BREACH TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - MENTAL OR NERVOUS SHOCK OR PSYCHIATRIC HARM - AT COMMON LAW TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - MENTAL OR NERVOUS SHOCK OR PSYCHIATRIC HARM - AT COMMON LAW - FACTORS - RECOGNISABLE PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - MENTAL OR NERVOUS SHOCK OR PSYCHIATRIC HARM - AT COMMON LAW - DAMAGE AND CAUSATION CITIZENSHIP AND MIGRATION - MIGRATION - DETENTION AND REMOVAL OF UNLAWFUL NON-CITIZENS - DETENTION - CONDITIONS OF DETENTION | |
| DAHM & ANOR v DAHM [2025] SASC 70 | 19-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION – OTHER MATTERS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - GENERAL RULE: COSTS FOLLOW EVENT - GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION | |
| FOSTER v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASC 68 | 19-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE - GENERALLY | |
| GOLDUS PTY LTD (SUBJECT TO A DEED OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENT) v TEETULPA GOLDFIELDS PTY LTD [2025] SASC 67 | 16-05-2025 | CORPORATIONS - GENERALLY - CORPORATIONS LEGISLATION APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OTHER MATTERS - CASE STATED AND RESERVATION OF QUESTION OF LAW ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING - COURTS AND TRIBUNALS WITH ENVIRONMENT JURISDICTION - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - SUPREME COURT - OTHER MATTERS CORPORATIONS - MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION - OFFICERS OF CORPORATION - DIRECTOR - APPOINTMENT - GENERALLY CORPORATIONS - VOLUNTARY ADMINISTRATION - PROTECTION OF COMPANY PROPERTY FROM PERSONS BOUND BY DEED OF COMPANY ARRANGEMENT | |
| EARL v WALKOM (IN THE ESTATE OF WALKOM (DECEASED)) [2025] SASC 71 | 20-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - WHERE UNCERTAINTY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - PARTICULAR TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONDITIONS AND GIFTS OVER - AS TO DEATH OF BENEFICIARY BEFORE RECEIVING LEGACY OR SHARE SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - PARTICULAR TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONTINGENCY INVOLVING DEATH - DEATH COUPLED WITH CONTINGENCY - DEATH OF PERSON AFTER TESTATOR BUT BEFORE DISTRIBUTION | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SA) v AUSTIN [2025] SASC 74 | 15-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO TERRORISM - CONTROL, EXTENDED SUPERVISION, PREVENTATIVE DETENTION AND CONTINUING DETENTION ORDERS CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS - OTHER TYPES OF POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - ORDERS AND DECLARATIONS RELATING TO SERIOUS OR VIOLENT OFFENDERS OR DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENDERS - DANGEROUS CRIMINAL | |
| COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v KNIGHT; COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v METTERS [2025] SASC 72 | 20-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - PROCEDURE CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - POWERS OF COURT ON APPEAL - TO CONSIDER FRESH EVIDENCE | |
| LAWTON v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASC 76 | 23-05-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT TRAFFIC LAW - OFFENCES - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED OFFENCES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - DRIVING WITH PRESCRIBED CONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL IN BLOOD TRAFFIC LAW - OFFENCES - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED OFFENCES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - EVIDENCE - BREATH TEST AND ANALYSIS | |
| SAN REMO MACARONI COMPANY PTY LTD v PASTIFICIO GUIDO FERRARA SPA [2025] SASC 75 | 22-05-2025 | PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION - UNDER OTHER LEGISLATION AND RULES OF COURT - BREACH OF CONTRACT WITHIN JURISDICTION PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION - UNDER OTHER LEGISLATION AND RULES OF COURT - TORT COMMITTED WITHIN JURISDICTION PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION - UNDER SERVICE AND EXECUTION OF PROCESS ACTS - INITIATING PROCESS - SERVICE ON COMPANIES AND REGISTERED BODIES PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW - SERVICE OUT OF JURISDICTION - UNDER OTHER LEGISLATION AND RULES OF COURT - PROCEDURE - LEAVE TO ISSUE AND SERVE PROCESS AND SETTING ASIDE ORDER FOR LEAVE SALE OF GOODS - INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS (VIENNA CONVENTION) | |
| POLICE v TJ [2025] SASC 73 | 21-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - INTERPRETATION ACTS AND PROVISIONS - STATUTORY DEFINITION PROVISIONS GENERALLY CRIMINAL LAW - GENERAL MATTERS - CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CAPACITY - DEFENCE MATTERS - DEFENCE OF PERSONS OR PROPERTY - REASONABLE BELIEF IN NECESSITY OF RESPONSE CRIMINAL LAW - GENERAL MATTERS - CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CAPACITY - DOUBLE JEOPARDY | |
| KELLY MARIE MORGAN AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF STUART IRVING MCLEISH [2025] SASC 79 | 29-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION - GENERALLY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - EFFECT OF CODICIL SUCCESSION - INTESTACY AND DISTRIBUTION ON INTESTACY CHARITIES - CHARITABLE GIFTS AND TRUSTS - VALIDITY AND PRACTICABILITY - INDEFINITE AND UNCERTAIN OBJECTS - IN GENERAL - GIFTS VOID FOR UNCERTAINTY | |
| SHANE AGELIS DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD v GULF TRANSPORT CO PTY LTD [2025] SASC 78 | 27-05-2025 | REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - CAVEATS AGAINST DEALINGS - WHO MAY LODGE AND WHAT INTEREST SUFFICIENT - PARTY WHO HAD LODGED EARLIER CAVEAT REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - UNREGISTERED INTERESTS - EQUITABLE ESTATES AND INTERESTS - PRIORITY BETWEEN EQUITABLE INTERESTS - GENERALLY MORTGAGES - ACCOUNTS - OTHER MATTERS | |
| HANNA v FLINDERS UNIVERSITY [2025] SASC 81 | 03-06-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - RIGHT OF APPEAL - WHEN APPEAL LIES - FOR BIAS IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COURTS AND JUDGES - JUDGES - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTEREST OR BIAS | |
| LAURO v MINTER ELLISON (A FIRM) [2025] SASC 77 | 27-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - RIGHT OF APPEAL - WHEN APPEAL LIES - FOR BIAS IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COURTS AND JUDGES - JUDGES - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTEREST OR BIAS | |
| R v RIGNEY [2025] SASC 80 | 30-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - GENERAL MATTERS - CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CAPACITY - DEFENCE MATTERS - INSANITY AND MENTAL IMPAIRMENT CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE | |
| NIELSEN v POLICE (SA) [2025] SASC 89 | 21-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - NEW TRIAL - IN GENERAL AND PARTICULAR GROUNDS - IN GENERAL - JURISDICTION TO GRANT NEW TRIAL AND OTHER MATTERS APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - POWERS OF COURT - COSTS | |
| BRITTEN & ORS v DENTE & ORS [2025] SASC 88 | 28-05-2025 | APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - HEARING OF APPEAL - PROCEDURE PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - PARTIES AND REPRESENTATION - PROPER OR NECESSARY PARTY AND STANDING | |
| R v WILMOTT (No 4) [2025] SASC 82 | 29-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE - MANSLAUGHTER CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - ADJOURNMENT, STAY OF PROCEEDINGS OR ORDER RESTRAINING PROCEEDINGS - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - POWERS AND DUTIES OF PROSECUTION AS TO CALLING OF WITNESS AND PRESENTING EVIDENCE - GENERALLY | |
| MIKOLAJ v REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES [2025] SASC 83 | 29-05-2025 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS - SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL | |
| LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA v BETRO [2025] SASCFC 2 | 03-06-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - JOINDER OF CAUSES OF ACTION AND OF PARTIES - PARTIES | |
| LAURO v MINTER ELLISON (A FIRM) (No 2) [2025] SASC 90 | 03-06-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - MOTIONS, INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL MATTERS | |
| BRYANT v COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS [2025] SASC 85 | 30-05-2025 | REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - ASSESSMENT REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - ASSESSMENT - ADJOINING LAND REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - INJURIOUS AFFECTION OF ADJOINING PROPERTY REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - ASSESSMENT - OTHER CONSIDERATIONS REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - POWERS OF ACQUISITION - OTHER MATTERS REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - ASSESSMENT - PART OF LAND ACQUIRED REAL PROPERTY - COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LAND - COMPENSATION - RIGHT TO COMPENSATION - OTHER MATTERS | |
| R & ORS v F & ORS [2025] SASC 92 | 23-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS - GRANDCHILD SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - REQUIREMENT FOR ADEQUATE AND PROPER MAINTENANCE - DUTY OF TESTATOR - OTHER APPLICANTS | |
| EARL v WALKOM (No 2) [2025] SASC 91 | 06-06-2025 | SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - WHERE UNCERTAINTY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - READING WILL AS A WHOLE PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - COSTS OUT OF FUND OR PROPERTY - LITIGATION NOT CAUSED BY TESTATOR PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - GENERAL RULE: COSTS FOLLOW EVENT - GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SA) v HUNT [2025] SASC 93 | 03-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - ORDERS AND DECLARATIONS RELATING TO SERIOUS OR VIOLENT OFFENDERS OR DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENDERS CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS - OTHER TYPES OF POST-CUSTODIAL ORDERS | |
| SALKANOVIC v POLITES [2025] SASC 86 | 30-05-2025 | SUCCESSION - PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - GRANTS OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - LIMITED, SPECIAL AND CONDITIONAL GRANTS OF PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION SUCCESSION - PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - GRANTS OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - ADMINISTRATION OF GOODS NOT ADMINISTERED PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS - FACTORS RELEVANT TO EXERCISE OF DISCRETION - PUBLIC INTEREST | |
| SARRIS & ANOR v MATCHAM & ORS [2025] SASC 96 | 10-06-2025 | REAL PROPERTY - BOUNDARIES OF LAND AND FENCING PROCEDURE - STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY - INHERENT AND GENERAL STATUTORY POWERS - TO PREVENT ABUSE OF PROCESS - ATTEMPTS TO RELITIGATE | |
| SCHULZ v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASC 94 | 11-06-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - GROUNDS - GENERALLY CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - NON-CUSTODIAL ORDERS - SUSPENDED SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT - BREACH OF CONDITIONS OF SUSPENSION AND SENTENCE FOLLOWING BREACH | |
| ROBUSTO INVESTMENTS PTY LTD v ESSENTIAL SERVICES COMMISSION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA [2025] SASC 87 | 30-05-2025 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS - SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL - APPEAL, REVIEW OR REHEARING ENERGY AND RESOURCES - WATER - WATER MANAGEMENT - WATER SUPPLY - SOUTH AUSTRALIA ENERGY AND RESOURCES - WATER - WATER MANAGEMENT - WATER USAGE RIGHTS - WATER ALLOCATION - WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - INTERPRETATION ACTS AND PROVISIONS - STATUTORY DEFINITION PROVISIONS GENERALLY | |
| R v PEREZ [2025] SASC 95 | 16-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING ORDERS - CUSTODIAL ORDERS - LIFE SENTENCE - REDETERMINATION OR SETTING OF MINIMUM TERM OR NON-PAROLE PERIOD | |
| SALKANOVIC v POLITES (No 2) [2025] SASC 101 | 18-06-2025 | SUCCESSION - PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - GRANTS OF PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - LIMITED, SPECIAL AND CONDITIONAL GRANTS OF PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION SUCCESSION - PROBATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION - JURISDICTION AND DISCRETION OF COURT - SOUTH AUSTRALIA PROCEDURE - STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY - INHERENT AND GENERAL STATUTORY POWERS - TO STAY OR DISMISS ORDERS OR PROCEEDINGS GENERALLY | |
| R v CAVUOTO [2025] SASC 97 | 17-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AMENDMENT CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AMENDMENT - IMMATERIALITY OR ABSENCE OF PREJUDICE CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AMENDMENT - TIME FOR AMENDMENT CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - AVERMENTS - UNCERTAINTY, DUPLICITY AND AMBIGUITY | |
| ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SA) v KOWALSKI [2025] SASC 102 | 18-06-2025 | PROCEDURE - STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY - VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS, PROCEEDINGS AND RELATED MATTERS ESTOPPEL - ESTOPPEL BY JUDGMENT - JUDGMENT OR JUDICIAL DETERMINATION - CONCLUSIVENESS OF JUDGMENT - FINALITY PROCEDURE - STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS: JURISDICTION, POWERS AND GENERALLY - INHERENT AND GENERAL STATUTORY POWERS - TO PREVENT ABUSE OF PROCESS INDUSTRIAL LAW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEALS AND REFERENCES - FINALITY OF DECISIONS - DECISIONS OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL AND ITS PREDECESSORS |
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| R v SWEENEY [2025] SADC 41 | 24-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - COMPLAINTS CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - CONFESSIONS AND ADMISSIONS - STATEMENTS - STATEMENTS MADE IN PRESENCE OF ACCUSED AND RELATED CONDUCT - PARTICULAR CONDUCT | |
| R v DC [2024] SADC 141 | 31-10-2024 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - FITNESS TO PLEAD OR BE TRIED - DETERMINATION OF ISSUES CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES | |
| R v MHH [2025] SADC 47 | 05-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - MAINTAINING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD AND PERSISTENT SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILD | |
| R v MATTHEWS-BOYSEN [2025] SADC 30 | 31-03-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - WARRANTS, ARREST, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND INCIDENTAL POWERS - SEARCH AND SEIZURE CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO ADMIT OR EXCLUDE EVIDENCE - POLICE INTERROGATION - PROPRIETY OF POLICE QUESTIONING AND OTHER CONDUCT BY POLICE - ADMINISTERING CAUTION - PARTICULAR CASES | |
| R v POPE [2025] SADC 40 | 16-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - ADJOURNMENT, STAY OF PROCEEDINGS OR ORDER RESTRAINING PROCEEDINGS - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS - ABUSE OF PROCESS - IN GENERAL | |
| R v MD [2025] SADC 44 | 30-04-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES | |
| PAUL STEVEN ATKINS v BRETT AINSLEY HUGHES, TRUDI ANN HUGHES [2025] SADC 51 | 15-05-2025 | TORTS - CIVIL LIABILITY LEGISLATION: MODIFICATIONS TO TORTS AND LAW OF NEGLIGENCE - OTHER CASES AND MATTERS TORTS - NEGLIGENCE - DAMAGE AND CAUSATION - CAUSATION - UNDER CIVIL LIABILITY LEGISLATION LANDLORD AND TENANT - RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES APART FROM COVENANT - NEGLIGENCE: PARTICULAR CASES | |
| JANE PANAGARIS MCENTEE, DEBORAH ANN MCENTEE v SJ BERRY PTY LTD , SANDRA JOY BERRY & OTHERS [2025] SADC 52 | 15-05-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - FORM AND SETTLING OF COSTS ORDERS PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - COSTS - RECOVERY OF COSTS - TIME FOR PAYMENT | |
| BETTERWAY HEALTH CARE INTERNATIONAL GROUP PTY LTD v FERNGROVE PHARMACEUTICALS PTY LTD & WEI TANG (No 4) [2025] SADC 54 | 15-05-2025 | PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - SECURITY FOR COSTS | |
| ASKARI v NASSIRI [2025] SADC 55 | 14-03-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW | |
| R v MUBAKE [2025] SADC 58 | 26-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - PROPERTY OFFENCES - THEFT CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - PROPERTY OFFENCES - PROCEEDS OF CRIME, MONEY LAUNDERING AND RELATED OFFENCES STATUTES - ACTS OF PARLIAMENT - INTERPRETATION - PARTICULAR WORDS AND PHRASES | |
| R v JM [2025] SADC 53 | 13-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT | |
| R v CAB [2025] SADC 62 | 29-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - INDECENT ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCES | |
| DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (SA) v CUMMINGS [2025] SADC 64 | 11-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - CONFISCATION OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME AND RELATED MATTERS - RESTRAINING OR FREEZING ORDER APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - OTHER MATTERS - CASE STATED AND RESERVATION OF QUESTION OF LAW | |
| KARRY TRADING CO PTY LTD v ASOKE COLLOBORATION LTD [2025] SADC 63 | 11-06-2025 | CONTRACTS - GENERAL CONTRACTUAL PRINCIPLES - CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS - PENALTIES AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CONTRACTS - GENERAL CONTRACTUAL PRINCIPLES - CONSTRUCTION AND INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS | |
| R v WARREN [2025] SADC 61 | 21-03-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW | |
| R v SCOTT [2025] SADC 66 | 06-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW | |
| R v RICHARDS [2025] SADC 72 | 19-06-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - DRIVING OFFENCES - CULPABLE OR DANGEROUS DRIVING CAUSING DEATH OR BODILY HARM | |
| NORDBURGER PTY LTD v KORONIS AND VARI & ORS [2025] SADC 70 | 16-06-2025 | COURTS AND JUDGES - JUDGES - DISQUALIFICATION FOR INTEREST OR BIAS | |
| R v D, DJ [2025] SADC 57 | 21-05-2025 | CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - MAINTAINING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILD AND PERSISTENT SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILD CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE OR CARNAL KNOWLEDGE CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - INDECENT ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCES | |
| KRONEN v PAOLINI [2025] SADC 73 | 20-06-2025 | MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - ENDING PROCEEDINGS EARLY - SUMMARY DISPOSAL - SUMMARY JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANT OR RESPONDENT: STAY OR DISMISSAL OF PROCEEDINGS TORTS - ABUSE OF LEGAL PROCESS - MALICIOUS PROSECUTION - ESSENTIALS OF ACTION TORTS - INTERFERENCE WITH PROPERTY - TRESPASS TO LAND |