Catchwords: CONTRACTS – express obligations of confidence allegedly preventing voluntary communications with the solicitors for opposing party in litigation – primary judge followed AS v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection...
Catchwords: TORTS — negligence — liability — prison authority — where respondent victim of prison assault causing serious injury — where prison authority informed of threat — whether failure to segregate...
Catchwords: PATENTS – construction – whether the primary judge failed to construe the claim in the context of the specification as a whole – meaning of “formed from sheet material” –...
Catchwords: COURT OF DISPUTED RETURNS – electoral petitions filed – s 329(1) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Cth) – whether corflutes used likely to mislead or deceive an elector in...
Catchwords: COSTS – where six appeals involving common substratum of fact were heard together and later dismissed, save for partial success by one appellant – whether a lump sum costs order...
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - appeal from decision of the Federal Circuit Court quashing decision of a delegate of the Secretary relating to the payment of child care benefits - where respondent...