Butcher v Seeman

Land and Environment Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Butcher & anor v Seeman & anor [2014] NSWLEC 1200 Hearing dates:15 September 2014Decision date: 26 September 2014 Jurisdiction:Class 2Before: Fakes C Decision: Application to remove the trees is dismissed; orders made for pruning one tree - see [86] Catchwords: TREES [NEIGHBOURS]; Damage to property; risk of injury Legislation Cited: Trees (Disputes Between neighbours) Act 2006 Conveyancing Act 1919 State Environmental Planning Policy No 44 - Koala Habitat Protection Cases Cited: Bellette v Rubin & ors [2014] NSWLEC 1080 Black v Johnson (No 2) [2007] NSWLEC 513 Duncan & anor v Osland [2013] NSWLEC 1136 Hinde v Anderson & anor [2009] NSWLEC 1148 McGuiness v King [2013] NSWLEC 1049 Owners Corporation SP17514 v Owners Corporation SP34633 [2013] NSWLEC 1105 Pastars v Chhabra [2013] NSWLEC 1237 Price v Dougherty [2013] NSWLEC 1089 Robson v Leischke [2008] NSWLEC 152; LGERA 280 Smith & Hannaford v Zhang & Zhou [2011] NSWLEC 29 Turner v Garlick [2014] NSWLEC 1159 Yang v Scerri [2007] NSWLEC 592 Yin v D'Hondt & anor [2014] NSWLEC 1040 Category:Principal judgmentParties: N & V Butcher (Applicants) K & C Seeman (Respondents) Representation: Applicants: N & V Butcher (Litigants in person) Respondents: Ms K Gerathy (Solicitor) HWL Ebsworth Lawyers File Number(s):201317 of 2014 JudgmentThe applicants are seeking orders for the removal of five trees growing on an adjoining property in Sawtell. They are concerned that any or all of the trees may fail onto their property or that branches falling from...