Park, In the matter of IG Power (Callide) Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)...
CORPORATIONS - voluntary administrations - application by administrators for relief from liability with respect to certain agreements - application for extension of time to convene second meeting of...
View ArticleYasmin v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2025] FCA 123
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS - application for approval of costs - where settlement deed requires Court to approve applicant's other solicitor/client costs and other payments deducted from settlement sum...
View ArticleConstruction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union v Sydney International...
INDUSTRIAL LAW - proper construction of enterprise agreement - where roster rules contained in enterprise agreement covering the parties and the employees required employees to work a certain number of...
View ArticleBrady v NULIS Nominees (Australia) Limited in its capacity as trustee of the...
COSTS - application for costs to be paid on an indemnity basis - application for stay of costs order pending appeal - whether applicant's rejection of a Calderbank offer was unreasonable - where costs...
View ArticleGreenwich v Latham (No 2) [2025] FCA 131
DEFAMATION - application for permanent injunction to restrain republication of defamatory imputation - whether injunction should go - Court's jurisdiction to grant permanent injunctions - whether real...
View ArticleTAL Life Insurance Services Limited, in the matter of TAL Life Insurance...
INSURANCE - Application for confirmation of scheme of transfer - pursuant to section 194 of the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Cth) - Where proposed scheme is an intra-group transfer - Where proposed scheme...
View ArticleRahman v Kent (No 2) [2025] FCA 129
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - where successful appellant seeks review of a decision by the Registrar to dismiss his application for the release of $25,000 paid into court as security for costs of an appeal...
View ArticleThe Pops Group Pty Ltd as trustee for The Pool Shops Trust v Pro Pool...
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - summary judgment - action for relief in respect of copyright infringement - judgment requires evaluative assessment of elements of respective marks - matter not suitable for...
View ArticleRivas v Minister for Finance (Privilege Issue) [2025] FCA 138
EXTRADITION - application under s 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) for relief in relation to a determination of the Minister for Finance that the applicant be extradited to the Republic of Chile...
View ArticleAscic v Australian Federal Police [2025] FCA 124
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for summary dismissal and strike out - consideration of principles applicable to s 31A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and r 16.21 and r 26.01 of...
View ArticleEdwards v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited (No 7) [2025] FCA 137
COSTS - where lump sum costs amount agreed between applicant and respondents - where dispute between applicant and intervener as to distribution of lump sum costs amount - where dispute between...
View ArticleField (Trustee) v Spencer [2025] FCA 122
BANKRUPTCY - application by trustee for order for possession of bankrupt's home - whether any basis to oppose order - consideration of source of power to grant orders - consideration of appropriate...
View ArticleOne Tree Agriculture Pty Ltd v Lye [2025] FCA 126
CORPORATIONS - directors - appointment and resignation - application to fix date of resignation - delay in filing notice of resignation - whether applicant established date on which they stopped being...
View ArticleJackson v Carnival plc t/as P&O Cruises Australia (Settlement Approval)...
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS - approval of settlement - no litigation funder - solicitors acting on a no-win-no-fee basis - outcome for class members from settlement above what might be obtained after...
View ArticleACN 168 479 614 Pty Ltd (formerly known as Steller Developments Pty Ltd) (in...
CONTRACTS - interpretation - correction of mistakes by construction - whether literal meaning created an absurdity - whether objective intention self-evident - neither established CONTRACTS -...
View ArticleCantor v Audi Australia Pty Limited (No 8) [2025] FCA 134
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - suppression orders - suppression order made in 2019 concerning names of individuals potentially subject to criminal proceedings - suppression remains appropriate - orders extended
View ArticleCrescent Capital Partners Management Pty Limited v Crescent Wealth...
COSTS - where applicant has discontinued its claim and seeks an order that the respondents pay its costs of that claim on the bases of: (1) capitulation or surrender; (2) unreasonable conduct -...
View ArticlePatial v Kailash Lawyers Pty Ltd trading as Kailash Lawyers and Consultants...
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- application for leave to appeal from interlocutory orders made by a single judge of the Federal Court -- whether leave to appeal should be granted -- where primary judge...
View ArticlePatial v Kailash Lawyers Pty Ltd trading as Kailash Lawyers and Consultants...
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- application for leave to appeal from a decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) -- whether leave to appeal should be granted -- where primary...
View ArticleVines (Trustee), in the matter of the Bankrupt Estate of Mitchell v The Edge...
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY - application by interim receivers for freezing orders - neither interim receivers nor person enjoined parties to proceeding - application for freezing orders - injunction...
View ArticleForrest on behalf of the Kakarra Part A Native Title Claim Group v State of...
NATIVE TITLE - Application to remove indigenous respondents from claim for determination of native title under s 84(8) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) - where respondents' interests in the claim...
View ArticleAustralian Securities and Investments Commission v Bekier (Judiciary Act...
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - where an application to set aside two subpoenas was made - where the subpoena recipients assert that documents responsive to the subpoena are not required to be produced on...
View ArticleAlexiou v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (Scope of...
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - where proceeding includes lengthy procedural history - where judgment was previously given on amendment application - where parties were asked to provide proposed short minutes...
View ArticleFord Kinter & Associates Pty Ltd, in the matter of Reliance Franchise...
CORPORATIONS - insolvency - application by unsecured creditor under s 564 for priority repayment of funds advanced to liquidators used to recover funds available in insolvency - where plaintiff was the...
View ArticleWoods, in the matter of Gold Merchants International (Aust) Pty Ltd (in liq)...
CORPORATIONS - application for approval of remuneration pursuant to s 477(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - application for confidentiality, suppression and non-publication orders pursuant to ss...
View ArticleWilliams & Kersten Pty Ltd v National Australia Bank Limited (No 5) [2025]...
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS - settlement approval hearing of an "open-class" representative proceeding - where the parties reached agreement on the proposed settlement scheme - where the proposed...
View ArticleJolly v Sharma [2025] FCAFC 20
INDUSTRIAL LAW -- appeal - where the primary judge dismissed application for declaratory relief - whether rules of an industrial association impose conditions, obligations or restrictions that are...
View ArticleFFQ17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2025] FCA 158
MIGRATION - protection visa application - refused - whether particulars, claims or evidence overlooked - no error - appeal dismissed
View ArticleEdwards v Golden Cockerel Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 152
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for no case to answer - Whether respondent required to elect whether to call evidence before making no case application - Respondent not required to elect whether...
View ArticleMcGrory v Horizon One Recruitment Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] FCA 153
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for summary judgment under s 31A(2) of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and 26.01 of Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) - alternative application for entirety...
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