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27 May
Rinehart & Anor v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd & Ors; Rinehart & Anor v Georgina Hope Rinehart (in her personal capacity as Trustee of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust and as Trustee of the HFMF Trust) & Ors [2019] HCA 13 (08 May 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Gageler, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

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Catchwords: Contract – Construction – Dispute resolution clause – Arbitration – Where arbitral clause in deeds provided for confidential arbitration in event of any dispute "under this deed" – Where deeds...

27 May Frugtniet v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2019] HCA 16 (15 May 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

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Catchwords: Administrative law (Cth) – Administrative Appeals Tribunal – Nature and scope of review – Where appellant's convictions spent under Pt VIIC of Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) – Where Div 3...

27 May Gary Douglas Spence v State of Queensland [2019] HCA 15 (17 April 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

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Catchwords: Constitutional law (Cth) – Powers of Commonwealth Parliament – Federal elections – Severance – Where s 51(xxxvi) in application to ss 10 and 31 of Constitution conferred legislative power on...

27 May Parkes Shire Council v South West Helicopters Pty Limited [2019] HCA 14 (08 May 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Keane, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

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Catchwords: Aviation – Carriage of passengers by air – Accident – Carrier's liability – Where respondent engaged by appellant to carry out survey using helicopter – Where passenger aboard helicopter killed...

27 May The Owners – Strata Plan No 91322 v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney [2019] NSWCA 89 (24 May 2019) (Gleeson JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; McCallum JA at [3])

Posted at 02:37h in NSWCA

Catchwords: LAND LAW – strata title – leasehold strata scheme – enforcement of statutory warranties – whether holder of a 99-year lease a “successor in title” under the Home Building Act...

27 May Hunter v Roberts [2019] NSWCA 116 (20 May 2019) (Meagher JA at [1]; Brereton JA at [28]; Simpson AJA at [34])

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Catchwords: TORTS – motor vehicle accident – notice of claim – Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), s 73 – where claim not made within six months of accident – where...

27 May Rinehart & Anor v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd & Ors; Rinehart & Anor v Georgina Hope Rinehart (in her personal capacity as Trustee of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust and as Trustee of the HFMF Trust) & Ors [2019] HCA 13 (08 May 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Gageler, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

27 May Frugtniet v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2019] HCA 16 (15 May 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

27 May Gary Douglas Spence v State of Queensland [2019] HCA 15 (17 April 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

27 May Parkes Shire Council v South West Helicopters Pty Limited [2019] HCA 14 (08 May 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Keane, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

27 May The Owners – Strata Plan No 91322 v Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Archdiocese of Sydney [2019] NSWCA 89 (24 May 2019) (Gleeson JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; McCallum JA at [3])

27 May Hunter v Roberts [2019] NSWCA 116 (20 May 2019) (Meagher JA at [1]; Brereton JA at [28]; Simpson AJA at [34])

27 May
Rinehart & Anor v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd & Ors; Rinehart & Anor v Georgina Hope Rinehart (in her personal capacity as Trustee of the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust and as Trustee of the HFMF Trust) & Ors [2019] HCA 13 (08 May 2019) (Kiefel CJ, Gageler, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ)