Gleeson CJ, Gaudron J, McHugh J, Gummow J, Kirby J, Hayne J, Callinan J Native title - Constitutional Law - Inconsistency between State...

Gleeson CJ, Gummow and Kirby JJ Facts: The case of Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 HCA involved a dispute over the ownership and copyright...

King CJ, Legoe J, Bollen J Sentencing procedures, criminal law, the purpose of sentencing, actual bodily harm Facts: The appellant was...

Facts; The case involved Mr. Astley, who was the sole director of a company called Astley's Security Services Pty Ltd. Astley's Security...

Torts - Negligence - Duty of Care Facts; Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562 is a landmark case in tort law. The case involved Mrs...

French CJ, Hayne, Heydon, Kiefel and Bell JJ Family Law - setting aside orders altering property interests - interpretation of just and...

Callinan J, Gleeson CJ, Gummow J, Hayne J, Heydon J, Kirby J, McHugh J The judicial power of the Commonwealth - Immigration detention -...

Facts: Have you heard of Rodney Croome and Nicholas Toonen? Croome and Toonen were an iconic Tasmanian gay couple who fought to challenge...

Brennan J, Deane J, Gibbs J, Mason J, Wilson J Administrative Law - Procedural fairness - Opportunity to respond - Ministerial powers -...

Deane, Gaudron, Mason C.J., McHugh JJ and Toohey Torts - Negligence - Duty of care - Scope - Reasonably foreseeable - 'But for' test...

White J Criminal Law - Assault occasioning actual bodily harm - Assault Facts: On the 20th of October 1986, a young woman was seeking a...

Sheppard J Costs, indemnity costs, patents Facts: Colgate-Palmolive Co v Cussons (1993) is ironically not about toothpaste. But it is...

Remedies, Constitutional Law, The external affairs power Facts; The Hydroelectric Commission of Tasmania wanted to build a dam on the...

The case of Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales is an essential Administrative Law case that teaches us about jurisdictional error...

Torts – Standard of Care – Reasonable Foreseeability Facts: In November 1996, heavy rains around Wallis Lake, caused human faecal matters...

Contract – Fraud – Deceit – Inducement to Purchase Property Facts: Gould purchased a tourist resort from Vaggelas after relying on...

Torts – Causation and Remoteness – Factual Causation Facts: The appellant, Dr Chappel, recommended Ms Hart to undergo a surgery to remove...

Tort Law – Duty of Care – Breach of Duty Facts: The Plaintiff, named Whitaker in this case, became blind in her right eye at nine years...

Contract Law - Enforcement of Informal Agreements - Sale of Land Facts: On 6 December 1951, the parties signed a written memorandum for...

Real Property Law – Remedies of landlord and tenant in a contract – Lessee’s breaches of covenants – Unregistered lease – Terminate of...