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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
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
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
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
R v DINGAMAN [2025] SASCA 64
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 16-05-2025 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 - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - POWERS OF APPELLATE COURT APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - INTERFERENCE WITH DISCRETION OF COURT BELOW - IN GENERAL - GENERAL PRINCIPLES - FUNCTIONS OF APPELLATE COURT - SUBSTANTIVE RIGHT OR MATTER OF PROCEDURE - MATTERS OF PROCEDURE - GENERALLY CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - RELEVANT FACTORS - NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENDER - ABORIGINAL OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER OFFENDER - GENERALLY
APOSTOLAKOS v APOSTOLAKOS & ORS [2025] SASC 100
Supreme Court 20-06-2025 PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - MOTIONS, INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL MATTERS SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - PROCEDURE - DISCOVERY AND INTERROGATORIES SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION - MATTERS RELATING TO BENEFICIARIES
IN THE ESTATE OF OLIVE DEANE PEPPER (DECEASED) [2025] SASC 103
Supreme Court 23-06-2025 SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - ASCERTAINMENT OF TESTATOR'S INTENTION SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - GENERALLY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - READING WILL AS A WHOLE
R v LANE [2025] SADC 74
District Court 24-06-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING PROCEDURE - FACTUAL BASIS FOR SENTENCE - EVIDENCE
SCOTT v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASCA 83
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 30-07-2025 MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT MAGISTRATES - GENERALLY - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS AND ABUSE OF PROCESS
BROOKS v THE KING [2025] SASCA 84
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 31-07-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE
ROWE & ANOR v NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK [2025] SASCA 86
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 08-08-2025 APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - WHEN APPEAL LIES - FROM SUPREME COURT - BY LEAVE OF COURT REAL PROPERTY - TORRENS TITLE - MORTGAGES, CHARGES AND ENCUMBRANCES - POWERS AND REMEDIES OF MORTGAGEE - POSSESSION - GENERALLY
AB (A PSEUDONYM) v YZ (A PSEUDONYM) [2025] SASC 126
Supreme Court 01-08-2025 MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - PROCEDURE - SERVICE OF NOTICE MAGISTRATES - ORDERS AND CONVICTIONS - ORDERS TO RESTRAIN DOMESTIC, FAMILY OR APPREHENDED VIOLENCE OR FOR PERSONAL SAFETY - REQUIREMENTS FOR MAKING ORDER MAGISTRATES - HEARING - PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS AND NATURAL JUSTICE
POLICE v HILL [2025] SASC 127
Supreme Court 07-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - INDECENT ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCES - INDECENT CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - VERDICT - ALTERNATIVE VERDICTS - PARTICULAR CASES MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - POWERS OF COURT - WHERE POINT NOT RAISED IN COURT BELOW
BURT v POLICE [2025] SASC 129
Supreme Court 05-08-2025 MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT TRAFFIC LAW - OFFENCES - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - DRIVING IN MANNER DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC
R v SOMERVILLE (No 2) [2025] SASC 130
Supreme Court 29-07-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE - MURDER - SENTENCE: PARTICULAR CASES - ATTEMPTED MURDER CRIMINAL LAW - GENERAL MATTERS - CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CAPACITY - DEFENCE MATTERS - INSANITY AND MENTAL IMPAIRMENT - GENERALLY
ZWART & ANOR v WESTLEY & ORS [2025] SASC 132
Supreme Court 14-08-2025 SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - ASCERTAINMENT OF TESTATOR'S INTENTION SUCCESSION - PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES - COMMISSION
R v TB & ANOR (No 7) [2025] SASC 124
Supreme Court 04-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - PROPENSITY, TENDENCY AND CO-INCIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY AND RELEVANCY - PROPENSITY EVIDENCE - EVIDENCE OF UNCHARGED ACTS CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - RELEVANCE CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - JOINDER - JOINT OR SEPARATE TRIAL - EMBARRASSMENT OR PREJUDICE
R v TB & ANOR (No 8) [2025] SASC 125
Supreme Court 04-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - ADJOURNMENT, STAY OF PROCEEDINGS OR ORDER RESTRAINING PROCEEDINGS - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS - ABUSE OF PROCESS CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
R v MILLER [2025] SADC 100
District Court 05-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - FIREARMS - POSSESSION - AGGRAVATED OFFENCE
ETTLES v HICKS [2025] SASCA 85
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 06-08-2025 APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - PROCEDURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS
MCCLELLAND v THE KING [2025] SASCA 87
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 14-08-2025 APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - NEW TRIAL - IN GENERAL AND PARTICULAR GROUNDS - PARTICULAR GROUNDS - IMPROPER ADMISSION OR REJECTION OF EVIDENCE APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - NEW TRIAL - IN GENERAL AND PARTICULAR GROUNDS - PARTICULAR GROUNDS - MISDIRECTION OR NON-DIRECTION
BROOKS v THE KING [2025] SASCA 88
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 14-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - ASSAULT - CIRCUMSTANCES OF AGGRAVATION AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS
ZOZUK-LEVY v THE KING [2025] SASCA 90
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 21-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE - GROUNDS FOR INTERFERENCE - EFFECT OF SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT ON PRISONER CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST DECENCY AND MORALITY - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND CHILD EXPLOITATION MATERIAL OFFENCES - SENTENCE CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - RELEVANT FACTORS - NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF OFFENDER - ILLNESS OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY
PETERS v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2025] SASCA 95
Supreme Court - Court of Appeal 22-08-2025 MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT CRIMINAL LAW - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - APPEAL AGAINST SENTENCE
Title
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
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
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
APOSTOLAKOS v APOSTOLAKOS & ORS [2025] SASC 100
20-06-2025 PROCEDURE - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS IN STATE AND TERRITORY COURTS - MOTIONS, INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATIONS AND OTHER PRE-TRIAL MATTERS SUCCESSION - FAMILY PROVISION - PROCEDURE - DISCOVERY AND INTERROGATORIES SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION - MATTERS RELATING TO BENEFICIARIES
IN THE ESTATE OF OLIVE DEANE PEPPER (DECEASED) [2025] SASC 103
23-06-2025 SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - ASCERTAINMENT OF TESTATOR'S INTENTION SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - GENERALLY SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONSTRUCTION - READING WILL AS A WHOLE
AB (A PSEUDONYM) v YZ (A PSEUDONYM) [2025] SASC 126
01-08-2025 MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - PROCEDURE - SERVICE OF NOTICE MAGISTRATES - ORDERS AND CONVICTIONS - ORDERS TO RESTRAIN DOMESTIC, FAMILY OR APPREHENDED VIOLENCE OR FOR PERSONAL SAFETY - REQUIREMENTS FOR MAKING ORDER MAGISTRATES - HEARING - PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS AND NATURAL JUSTICE
POLICE v HILL [2025] SASC 127
07-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - SEXUAL OFFENCES - INDECENT ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENCES - INDECENT CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - VERDICT - ALTERNATIVE VERDICTS - PARTICULAR CASES MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT - POWERS OF COURT - WHERE POINT NOT RAISED IN COURT BELOW
BURT v POLICE [2025] SASC 129
05-08-2025 MAGISTRATES - APPEAL AND REVIEW - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT TRAFFIC LAW - OFFENCES - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - DRIVING IN MANNER DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC
R v SOMERVILLE (No 2) [2025] SASC 130
29-07-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON - HOMICIDE - MURDER - SENTENCE: PARTICULAR CASES - ATTEMPTED MURDER CRIMINAL LAW - GENERAL MATTERS - CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CAPACITY - DEFENCE MATTERS - INSANITY AND MENTAL IMPAIRMENT - GENERALLY
ZWART & ANOR v WESTLEY & ORS [2025] SASC 132
14-08-2025 SUCCESSION - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE - DISTRIBUTION SUCCESSION - CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF TESTAMENTARY DISPOSITIONS - CONSTRUCTION GENERALLY - ASCERTAINMENT OF TESTATOR'S INTENTION SUCCESSION - PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES - COMMISSION
R v TB & ANOR (No 7) [2025] SASC 124
04-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - PROPENSITY, TENDENCY AND CO-INCIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY AND RELEVANCY - PROPENSITY EVIDENCE - EVIDENCE OF UNCHARGED ACTS CRIMINAL LAW - EVIDENCE - RELEVANCE CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - INFORMATION, INDICTMENT OR PRESENTMENT - JOINDER - JOINT OR SEPARATE TRIAL - EMBARRASSMENT OR PREJUDICE
R v TB & ANOR (No 8) [2025] SASC 125
04-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - ADJOURNMENT, STAY OF PROCEEDINGS OR ORDER RESTRAINING PROCEEDINGS - STAY OF PROCEEDINGS - ABUSE OF PROCESS CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - DISCLOSURE OBLIGATIONS
Title
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
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
R v LANE [2025] SADC 74
24-06-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - SENTENCE - SENTENCING PROCEDURE - FACTUAL BASIS FOR SENTENCE - EVIDENCE
R v MILLER [2025] SADC 100
05-08-2025 CRIMINAL LAW - FIREARMS - POSSESSION - AGGRAVATED OFFENCE