› Principles governing grant of leave to appeal below monetary threshold
› Whether application identified issue of principle, question of general public importance or reasonably clear injustice
› Whether application goes beyond being merely arguable
› District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 127(2)(c)
› Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)
Quick Take
The interaction between the doctrine of election to affirm a repudiated contract and causation principles (novus actus interveniens) raises an issue of principle warranting appellate consideration.