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13 Feb Unlawful termination of employment must not be confused with unfair termination – a note on Pezzimenti v Rotary International

Posted at 15:47h in Employment Law

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13 Feb Attorney General of New South Wales v WB [2020] NSWCA 7 (12 February 2020) (Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [58]; Leeming JA at [61];)

Posted at 03:00h in NSWCA

Catchwords: MENTAL HEALTH – forensic patients – expiry of limiting term – extension of status as forensic patient – whether extension order can be made with respect to a person who...

13 Feb Dunkerley v Comcare [2020] FCAFC 8 (12 February 2020) (Katzmann, Robertson and Abraham JJ)

Posted at 03:00h in FCAFC

Catchwords: BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY — appeal — where primary judge dismissed application to set aside a bankruptcy notice — where bankruptcy notice founded on debts arising from costs orders made in...

13 Feb Fualau v Minister for Home Affairs [2020] FCAFC 11 (12 February 2020) (Murphy, Davies and O’Bryan JJ)

Posted at 03:00h in FCAFC

Catchwords: MIGRATION – application for extension of time to file notice of appeal – where applicant sought to appeal decision of Federal Court of Australia dismissing application for review of decision...

12 Feb Ritson v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCA 5 (11 February 2020) (Bell P at [1]; Simpson AJA at [20])

Posted at 03:05h in NSWCA

Catchwords: APPEAL – application for leave to appeal from a refusal of leave to appeal from a discretionary decision of the Local Court – no issue of principle ...

12 Feb Love v Commonwealth of Australia; Thoms v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] HCA 3 (11 February 2020) (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman JJ)

Posted at 03:05h in HCA

Catchwords: Constitutional law (Cth) – Powers of Commonwealth Parliament – Power to make laws with respect to naturalisation and aliens – Meaning of "aliens" – Where plaintiffs foreign citizens, born outside...