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1. The applicant seeks special leave to appeal from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Kirk, Stern and
McHugh JJA), which dismissed the applicant’s application to invoke the Court of Appeal’s supervisory jurisdiction under s 69 of the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) to challenge orders made by the District Court of New South
Wales (Wass DCJ), which allowed the first respondent’s appeal from a decision of the Local Court of New South Wales (Magistrate Hawkins).
2. The application for special leave to appeal does not have sufficient prospects of success to warrant a grant of special leave to appeal. It is not in the interests of the administration of justice, either generally or in this case, for special leave to appeal to be granted.
3. Special leave to appeal is refused with costs.
Gageler CJ
Gordon J
Edelman J
Steward J
Gleeson J
Jagot J
Beech-Jones J
4 December 2025
Source: Smith v Blanch & Ors (S132-2025) [2025] HCADisp 288.pdf