Sakha v Sandhurst Trustees Limited

The applicants, Sakha and others, sought leave to appeal from a judgment of the trial judge in a claim against Sandhurst Trustees Limited. The claim was for an amount less than $25,000.

The primary legal issue before the Court of Appeal was whether to grant the applicants an extension of time to file their notice of appeal, and if so, whether leave to appeal should be granted. This required the court to consider whether there was an arguable case of error in the trial judge's decision.

Sheller JA and Cole AJA refused the application to extend time. Their Honours found that the applicants had not demonstrated any appealable error in the trial judge's judgment. Consequently, the court did not grant leave to appeal. The applicants were ordered to pay the costs of Sandhurst Trustees Limited.