Renton v Minister for Home Affairs [2021] FCA 931
MIGRATION - application for judicial review of a decision of the Minister under s 501CA(4) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) not to revoke the cancellation of the applicant's visa - where the visa was...
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HIGH COURT AND FEDERAL COURT - application for recusal of a judge on basis of apprehended bias - where presiding judge previously decided matters adversely to applicant - no basis for recusal...
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BANKRUPTCY - application to set aside bankruptcy notice on the grounds of defects - whether defects in bankruptcy notice were merely formal defects - where debt specified in notice overstated the...
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for proceedings to be heard together - where transactions common to both proceedings - where common issues of fact to be determined - where proceedings commenced...
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MIGRATION - appeal from the Federal Circuit Court - judicial review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirming delegate's decision to refuse grant of protection visa - appellant...
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INDUSTRIAL LAW -- where union officials who held entry permits entered a building site to inquire into suspected contraventions of work health and safety laws, whether officials contravened s 497 of...
View ArticleShafston Avenue Construction Pty Ltd, in the matter of CRCG-Rimfire Pty Ltd...
INSOLVENCY - where multiple property development corporations lodged Proofs of Debt in the administration of a construction company (CRCG) under Schedule 2 to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the...
View ArticleTax Practitioners Board v Hacker (No 4) [2021] FCA 940
CONTEMPT OF COURT - contempts by first and second respondent admitted - consideration of appropriate penalties - consideration of age and health of first respondent and dependant spouse - comparison of...
View ArticleConnelly (liquidator), in the matter of CIMC Rolling Stock Australia Pty Ltd...
CORPORATIONS - application for leave to proceed against company in liquidation - creditors' voluntary liquidation - liquidators already engaged in litigation with cross-claimant - cross-claim related...
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CORPORATIONS - members' scheme of arrangement - first court hearing - application under Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ss 411 and 1319 to convene members' meeting - where director making recommendation...
View ArticleHillier v Martin (No 5) [2021] FCA 949
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - company joined as a party to proceedings - company served with initiating documents in accordance with r 10.02 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) and s 109X of the...
View ArticleNettle v Cruse [2021] FCA 935
DEFAMATION - where respondent was alleged to have posted online publications in the form of reviews and commentary containing defamatory imputations concerning the applicant and his surgical practice -...
View ArticleDFL16 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2021] FCA 936
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - appeal - where appellant sought to file an amended notice of appeal - whether Court should grant leave for the appellant to file an amended notice of appeal - where new grounds...
View ArticlePurchas, in the matter of Waratah on Alstonville Pty Ltd (administrators...
CORPORATIONS - application by administrators to extend convening period for second meeting of creditors under ss 439A(6) and 447A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - where interested person opposed...
View ArticleMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v Sandoz Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 947
PATENTS - patent for treatment of diabetes - alleged threat of infringement - validity of extension of term of patent - pharmaceutical substance - construction of ss 71(2)(b) and 77 of the Patents Act...
View ArticleMartin v Hillier (No 2) [2021] FCA 958
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for leave to appeal - discovery - whether Xero database constituted a single document - whether Xero database directly relevant to the quantification of equitable...
View ArticleRatu v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and...
MIGRATION - Migration Act 1958 (Cth) - appeal against decision of Federal Court of Australia - where mandatory cancellation of appellant's visa under s 501(3A) - where Minister made a decision under s...
View ArticleRossi v Qantas Airways Limited (No 3) [2021] FCA 942
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application by respondent on first day of trial for trial to be adjourned part-heard on completion of the allocated four days - where witness unavailable by reason of hospital...
View ArticleHelmbright v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and...
COSTS - discretion to award costs - costs of hearing and determination of migration proceeding - whether to depart from usual costs rule - particular circumstances of the case justified departure from...
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