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Bale & Anor v Mills

[2011] NSWCA 226 ; (2011) 81 NSWLR 498 ; (2011) 282 ALR 336

NSW Court of Appeal · 4 August 2011 · Official judgment

Cited by 91 indexed judgments

All Applied or followed 4 Cited 87

2011: 2 citing judgments 2012: 2 citing judgments 2013: 8 citing judgments 2014: 5 citing judgments 2015: 4 citing judgments 2016: 5 citing judgments 2017: 8 citing judgments 2018: 5 citing judgments 2019: 10 citing judgments 2020: 5 citing judgments 2021: 8 citing judgments 2022: 5 citing judgments 2023: 13 citing judgments 2024: 10 citing judgments 2025: 1 citing judgment 2011 2015 2020 2025
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  1. Nadinic v Drinkwater [2017] NSWCA 114 Applied or followed NSW Court of Appeal · cited 47× · judgment
  2. Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Gayle; The Age Company Pty Ltd v Gayle; The Federal Capital Press of Australia Pty Ltd v Gayle [2019] NSWCA 172 Applied or followed NSW Court of Appeal · cited 13× · judgment
  3. DEJ v Council of the New South Wales Bar Association [2021] NSWCA 72 Applied or followed NSW Court of Appeal · cited 2× · judgment
  4. Frugtniet v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2021] FCAFC 127 Applied or followed Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 13× · judgment

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Authorities cited (36)

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  1. Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34 Cited cited 3,164×
  2. Bradshaw v McEwans Pty Ltd [1951] HCA 480 Applied or followed cited 179×
  3. Holloway v McFeeters [1956] HCA 25 Applied or followed cited 154×
  4. Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8 Applied or followed cited 2,918×
  5. Bulstrode v Trimble [1970] VR 840 Cited cited 56×
  6. Reid v Kerr (1974) 9 SASR 367 Cited cited 22×
  7. Seymour v Australian Broadcasting Commission (1977) 19 NSWLR 219 Cited cited 62×
  8. Carr v Finance Corporation of Australia Ltd (No 1) [1981] HCA 20 Cited cited 268×
  9. Allied Pastoral Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [1983] 1 NSWLR 1 Cited cited 221×
  10. Vakauta v Kelly [1989] HCA 44 Cited cited 349×
  11. Neat Holdings Pty Ltd v Karajan Holdings Pty Ltd [1992] HCA 66 Cited cited 703×
  12. Dwyer v Commonwealth of Australia (1995) 31 ATR 48 Cited cited 10×
  13. Jackson, in the matter of Conway v Conway [2000] FCA 1530 Cited cited 15×
  14. Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63 Cited cited 1,161×
  15. Kirwan v Cresvale Far East Ltd (In liq) [2002] NSWCA 395 Cited cited 74×
  16. Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22 Cited cited 1,476×
  17. SCALISE v BEZZINA & ORS [2003] NSWCA 362 Cited cited 17×
  18. R v Zhan Yu Zhong [2003] VSCA 56 Cited cited 3×
  19. R v Theophanous [2003] VSCA 78 Cited cited 16×
  20. R v Theophanous [2003] VSCA 99 Cited
  21. Anikin v Sierra [2004] HCA 64 Cited cited 36×
  22. (3) SAAP v MIMIA [2005] HCA 18 Cited cited 36×
  23. Chapman v Caska [2005] NSWCA 113 Cited cited 10×
  24. Copmanhurst Shire Council v Watt [2005] NSWCA 245 Cited cited 2×
  25. Palmer v Dolman; Dolman v Palmer [2005] NSWCA 361 Cited cited 187×
  26. Peter Willis v Health Communications Network Ltd [2007] NSWCA 313 Cited cited 7×
  27. Lujans v Yarrabee Coal Company Pty Ltd [2008] HCA 51 Cited cited 8×
  28. Director General of Department of Community Services; Re Sophie [2008] NSWCA 250 Cited cited 75×
  29. Singh v Secretary, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations [2009] FCAFC 59 Cited cited 11×
  30. Shimokawa v Lewis [2009] NSWCA 266 Cited cited 15×
  31. Gordon Martin Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales & Anor [2009] NSWCA 287 Cited cited 6×
  32. Firth v Sutton (No 2) [2010] NSWCA 109 Cited cited 3×
  33. Firth v Sutton [2010] NSWCA 90 Cited cited 20×
  34. Mills v Bale & Anor [2010] NSWDC 162 Cited
  35. Mills v Bale & Anor (No. 2) [2010] NSWDC 189 Cited
  36. Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd [2011] HCA 11 Cited cited 364×
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