Gleeson CJ, Gaudron J, McHugh J, Gummow J, Kirby J, Hayne J, Callinan J Native title - Constitutional Law - Inconsistency between State...

Gleeson CJ, Gummow and Kirby JJ Facts: The case of Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 HCA involved a dispute over the ownership and copyright...

King CJ, Legoe J, Bollen J Sentencing procedures, criminal law, the purpose of sentencing, actual bodily harm Facts: The appellant was...

Facts; The case involved Mr. Astley, who was the sole director of a company called Astley's Security Services Pty Ltd. Astley's Security...

Torts - Negligence - Duty of Care Facts; Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 is a landmark case in tort law. The case involved Mrs...

French CJ, Hayne, Heydon, Kiefel and Bell JJ Family Law - setting aside orders altering property interests - interpretation of just and...

Callinan J, Gleeson CJ, Gummow J, Hayne J, Heydon J, Kirby J, McHugh J The judicial power of the Commonwealth - Immigration detention -...

Facts: Have you heard of Rodney Croome and Nicholas Toonen? Croome and Toonen were an iconic Tasmanian gay couple who fought to challenge...

Brennan J, Deane J, Gibbs J, Mason J, Wilson J Administrative Law - Procedural fairness - Opportunity to respond - Ministerial powers -...

Deane, Gaudron, Mason C.J., McHugh JJ and Toohey Torts - Negligence - Duty of care - Scope - Reasonably foreseeable - 'But for' test...

White J Criminal Law - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm - Assault Facts: On the 20th of October 1986, a young woman was seeking a...

Sheppard J Costs, indemnity costs, patents Facts: Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons (1993) is ironically not about toothpaste. But it is...

Remedies, Constitutional Law, The external affairs power Facts; The Hydroelectric Commission of Tasmania wanted to build a dam on the...

The case of Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales is an essential Administrative Law case that teaches us about jurisdictional error...

Torts – Standard of Care – Reasonable Foreseeability Facts: In November 1996, heavy rains around Wallis Lake, caused human faecal matters...

Contract – Fraud – Deceit – Inducement to Purchase Property Facts: Gould purchased a tourist resort from Vaggelas after relying on...

Torts – Causation and Remoteness – Factual Causation Facts: The appellant, Dr Chappel, recommended Ms Hart to undergo a surgery to remove...

Tort Law – Duty of Care – Breach of Duty Facts: The Plaintiff, named Whitaker in this case, became blind in her right eye at nine years...

Contract Law - Enforcement of Informal Agreements - Sale of Land Facts: On 6 December 1951, the parties signed a written memorandum for...

Real Property Law – Remedies of landlord and tenant in a contract – Lessee’s breaches of covenants – Unregistered lease – Terminate of...

Equity – Trust and Confidence – Fiduciary Relationship – Fiduciary Duty Each time you visit a doctor, are you always in a vulnerable...

Ethics – Professional Obligations & Liability – Advocates Immunity Facts; In 1996, Mr D’Orta-Ekenaike (‘D’Orta’), was charged with sexual...

Administrative Law - Natural Justice - Criminal Justice Commission - Procedural Fairness - Mandamus - Certiorari Facts; Leonard Hastings...

Real Property Law – Indefeasibility – ‘in personam’ claims against the registered proprietor Facts: Bahr was a registered proprietor of...

The Sunday Entertainments Act (1932) regulated the granting of licenses for cinematographic performances to take place on Sundays subject...

Contract law – Doctrine of Privity Facts; A company named Blue Circle Cement entered into an insurance contract with Trident General...

Ever wanted to know more about the right to a fair trial, the landmark case of Dietrich v The Queen (1992) is great place to start.

Criminal Law, Sentencing, Multiple Offences Facts; Douglas Pearce was indicted upon to charges that arose out of a single episode: first...

Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Jurisdictional Error Facts; Anthony Craig was charged in the district court of South Australia with...

Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Beneficial construction Facts; Wu Shan Liang and two others were Chinese nationals who arrived in...

Criminal Law, Appeals, Advantage of Jury Facts; M was convicted on two counts of indecent need assaulting and three counts of having...

Contract, Construction, Extrinsic materials Facts; The State Rail Authority of New South Wales entered into a contract with Codelfa...

Evidence, Calling witnesses, Inferences Facts; Daryl Jones’s husband was killed in a truck collision. She brought an action in the...

Statutory interpretation, Text and context, Principles. Facts; The Australian broadcasting authority (ABA) announced a standard which...

Procedure, Summary dismissals, and legal principles Facts; General Steel Industries owned a patent regarding their invention titled...

Evidence, Standard of Proof, Civil Proceedings Facts; Frederick Briginshaw sought to divorce his wife-Clarice Briginshaw – on the grounds...

Appeals, Discretionary error, legal principles Facts; Under the Bankruptcy Act 1924 (Cth) Everard House was changed in relation to the...