Cappello & Anor v Lyons

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Cappello & Anor v Lyons is a legal matter involving an appeal against a decision by the Supreme Court of New South Wales Court of Appeal. The appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal from a decision of the District Court of New South Wales. The applicants sought an extension of time to appeal to the High Court, but their application was refused. The dispute centres around the scope of advocate's immunity and whether the application for special leave to appeal should be considered.

The legal issues that the court needed to decide were whether the scope of advocate's immunity was a matter that could be considered in the context of this appeal and whether granting an extension of time for the appeal would be appropriate. The court needed to determine if the applicants' application for special leave to appeal was an unsuitable vehicle to consider the issue of advocate's immunity and whether the appeal had any prospects of success.

The court found that the scope of advocate's immunity was not a matter that could be considered in the context of this appeal, and that the application for special leave to appeal was an unsuitable vehicle to consider it. The court also found that the appeal had no prospects of success, and therefore it would be futile to grant the extension of time that was sought. The court concluded that the application for special leave to appeal should be refused. Edelman JJ and Jago delivered the judgment on 7 December 2023.

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