Ha & Lim v NSW

The case of *Ha & Lim v NSW* concerned a dispute between the applicants, Ha and Lim, and the respondent, the State of New South Wales. The specific nature of the dispute is not detailed in the provided text, but it involved an application brought before Brennan CJ in Chambers.

The primary legal issue before Brennan CJ was whether to grant an application for leave to appeal. The context suggests this application arose from a prior decision or proceeding involving the parties, and the court was tasked with determining if there were sufficient grounds to permit a further appeal.

Brennan CJ's reasoning focused on the threshold requirements for granting leave to appeal. The decision would have turned on whether the applicants could demonstrate an arguable case of error in the previous determination, or if the appeal raised a question of law of general importance, or if there were other compelling reasons to grant leave. Without further detail on the substantive dispute, the precise legal principles applied cannot be elaborated beyond the general criteria for granting leave to appeal.