Schofield v TFS Manufacturing (Settlement Approval) [2023] FCA 1045
REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDINGS - settlement approval application pursuant to s 33V of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) - representative proceedings brought against manufacturer and supplier of...
View ArticleMandalinic v Stone (Liquidator) [2023] FCAFC 146
CORPORATIONS - application for leave to appeal and appeal from interlocutory decision of single judge - where the appellant, a director of a company in liquidation, filed an affidavit in Supreme Court...
View ArticleAustralian Securities and Investments Commission v ACBF Funeral Plans Pty...
CONSUMER LAW -misleading or deceptive conduct - insurance product marketed by a company (representor) to Aboriginal persons - whether the representor engaged in conduct in contravention of s 12DA and...
View ArticleCRRN v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023]...
MIGRATION - mandatory character cancellation - detention without end - where Afghan (not Afghani) former visa-holder applied for revocation of cancellation - schizophrenia and cognitive impairment -...
View ArticleFerrigno v Qantas Airways Limited [2023] FCA 1044
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for non-lawyer to represent applicants - where applicants executed enduring powers of attorney authorising non-lawyer to represent them at trial - application...
View ArticleDirected Electronics OE Pty Ltd v Gridtraq Australia Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 149
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - appeal from decision of trial judge in proceedings where former employees colluded with suppliers to misappropriate Appellant's business - whether trial judge erred in...
View ArticleQueensland Nickel Sales Pty Ltd v Park in his capacity as liquidator of...
TRUSTS AND TRUSTEES - where second respondent (QNI) was former trustee of assets of a joint venture between second and third appellants - whether primary judge erred in finding that the claim by the...
View ArticleChiodo v Silk Contract Logistics [2023] FCA 1047
EMPLOYMENT - whether truck driver employee or independent contractor - where contract part verbal and part implied - extent of control of respondent over applicant's work - whether applicant was...
View ArticleAlloggio Group Ltd, in the matter of Alloggio Group Ltd (No 2) [2023] FCA 1053
CORPORATIONS - members' scheme of arrangement - second court hearing - application pursuant to s 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act) for approval of scheme - consideration of...
View ArticleChild Support Registrar v CDJ22 [2023] FCA 1057
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - appeal from Administrative Appeals Tribunal under s 44 of Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) (AAT Act) in relation to assessment of child support under Child Support...
View ArticleDelta Corp Ship Management DMCCO v The Ship "Caledonian Sky" [2023] FCA 1058
ADMIRALTY - application by plaintiff to Registrar for release of vessel under arrest - caveats against release previously filed - whether vessel should be released from arrest - role of caveats against...
View ArticleKosiek v Marist School Australia Ltd [2023] FCA 1049
Employment and Industrial Law - application by dismissed employee for interlocutory order of reinstatement into employment - relevant principles for consideration of interlocutory application - whether...
View ArticleJama v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2023]...
MIGRATION - appeal from dismissal of application for judicial review of decision of Administrative Appeal Tribunal affirming revocation decision pursuant to s 501(3A) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) -...
View ArticleAustralian Securities and Investments Commission v Ferratum Australia Pty...
CONSUMER LAW - alleged contraventions of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) and National Credit Code - where respondent held an Australian Credit Licence under the Act and carried...
View ArticleFine China Capital Investment Limited v Qi (No 2) [2023] FCA 1059
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - freezing order - inter partes hearing - whether existing freezing order should continue - whether applicant had established good arguable case - whether danger of dissipation...
View ArticleBuntin v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs...
MIGRATION LAW - Application for judicial review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal ("Tribunal") - Where applicant failed the character test - Whether there is another reason why the...
View ArticleDimer on behalf of the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group v State of Western...
NATIVE TITLE - application by native title service provider to broaden the scope of its participation as a party to the proceeding - native title service provider funded to perform the functions of a...
View ArticleColbung on behalf of the Karratjibbin People v State of Western Australia...
NATIVE TITLE - removal of persons as respondents under s 84(8) of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) - where persons became parties to the proceeding under s 84(3) - where the native title claims in the...
View ArticleKitoko v Registrar, Registry of New South Wales, Federal Court of Australia...
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - application for judicial review of a Registrar's decision to refuse to accept documents for filing under r 2.26 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) - where applicant had sought...
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