Cachia v Grech

The applicants, Cachia and Grech, sought leave to appeal a decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The nature of the underlying dispute between the parties is not detailed in the provided text. The application for leave to appeal was heard by Hodgson JA and Ipp JA of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether the applicants had demonstrated that they had a reasonably arguable case of error in the Supreme Court's decision, and further, whether they had a reasonable prospect of obtaining substantive relief should leave to appeal be granted.

The Court of Appeal considered the requirements for granting leave to appeal, which necessitate showing both a reasonably arguable case of error and a reasonable prospect of substantive relief. Having assessed the application against these criteria, the Court concluded that these thresholds were not met.

Consequently, the application for leave to appeal was dismissed, and the applicants were ordered to pay the costs of the respondent.