King v Patrick Projects Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1479
INDUSTRIAL LAW - claim that employer failed to provide required training - where employment terminated - where primary judge summarily dismissed proceeding - application for leave to appeal from...
View ArticleChen v Secretary, Department of Social Services [2016] FCA 1474
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - appeal from Tribunal on a question of law - denial of procedural fairness or opportunity to be heard - no such denial - no question of law ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - findings as to...
View ArticleCorvest 6 (Pty) Ltd v PKF (Gold Coast) Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1458
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - interlocutory application to strike out portions of the statement of claim - alleged failure to disclose a reasonable cause of action - requirement for particulars related to...
View ArticleChief of Navy v Angre [2016] FCAFC 171
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - appeal from a decision of the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal on a question of law pursuant to s 52(1) of the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 (Cth) - meaning of...
View ArticleARG15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCAFC 174
MIGRATION - appeal from the Federal Circuit Court of Australia - judicial review of refusal of grant of protection visas - whether failure to consider country information amounts to jurisdictional...
View ArticleRenshaw v Queensland Mining Corporation Limited (No 2) [2016] FCA 1482
BANKRUPTCY - appeal from the making of a sequestration order - whether primary judge erred in failing to find that act of bankruptcy occurred more than six months before presentation of creditor's...
View ArticleGibson v Malaysian Airline System Berhad [2016] FCA 1476
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - representative proceedings - strike out application - whether pleading discloses reasonable cause of action - whether leave to replead AVIATION - compensation under Civil...
View ArticleSZSZM v Secretary, Department of Immigration and Border Protection [2016] FCA...
MIGRATION - removal of unlawful non-citizens - removal on request - requirement to remove 'as soon as reasonably practicable'
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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for an extension of time to appeal - where applicant sought and was refused prerogative writs in the High Court challenging decisions made by primary judge -...
View ArticleDeputy Commissioner of Taxation v ASD Laguna Investments Pty Ltd, in the...
CORPORATIONS - application to set aside statutory demand - whether genuine dispute as to the amount of the debt - whether genuine dispute as to whether debt due and payable - whether written demand...
View ArticleKingspan v Amalgamated Metal Industries Pty Ltd trading as Ametalin [2016]...
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for further and better discovery - where the relevant documents have previously been discovered
View ArticlePeter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd v Fairlight.Au Pty Ltd [2016] FCAFC 172
CONTRACT - agreement for development of software and hardware products and trade mark licensing - whether primary judge erred in finding trade mark was used for purposes exceeding the scope of the...
View ArticleAustralian Securities and Investments Commission, in the matter of Sino...
CORPORATIONS - whether the requirements for the imposition of a pecuniary penalty under s 1317G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) are met - whether contravention of s 674(2) of the Corporations Act...
View ArticleBell Group NV v Insurance Commission of Western Australia [2016] FCA 1493
CORPORATIONS - insolvency - reasons for discharge of anti-anti-suit injunction
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CORPORATIONS - insider trading prohibition - where a corporation procured another corporation to acquire shares while in possession of inside information - elements of the insider trading prohibition -...
View ArticleBRL15 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (No 2) [2016] FCA 1478
MIGRATION - where applicant failed to attend appeal hearing - application for reinstatement of appeal dismissed in absence of the appellant.
View ArticlePalaniappan v Westpac Banking Corporation [2016] FCA 1494
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY - application to set aside bankruptcy notice under s 40(1)(g) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) - whether debtor had a cross demand equal to or exceeding amount of judgment...
View ArticleSAI Global Limited; In the Matter of SAI Global Limited (No 2) [2016] FCA 1496
CORPORATIONS - whether, pursuant to s 411(4)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Court should approve a scheme of arrangement between the plaintiff and its ordinary shareholders
View ArticleCommissioner of Taxation v Vasiliades [2016] FCAFC 170
TAXATION - application for leave to appeal from a decision of a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia setting aside orders of a registrar that the respondent pay security for costs - whether...
View ArticleCoshott v Barry [2016] FCAFC 173
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY - solicitor's lien exercised by possession of certificate of title - client declared bankrupt - Court ordered sale of property - whether lien extinguished by delivery up of...
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