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Survive Law
Oct 11, 20212 min read
Breen v Williams (1996) 186 CLR 71
Equity – Trust and Confidence – Fiduciary Relationship – Fiduciary Duty Each time you visit a doctor, are you always in a vulnerable...
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Oct 6, 20212 min read
D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1
Ethics – Professional Obligations & Liability – Advocates Immunity Facts; In 1996, Mr D’Orta-Ekenaike (‘D’Orta’), was charged with sexual...
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Aug 21, 20213 min read
Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564
Administrative Law - Natural Justice - Criminal Justice Commission - Procedural Fairness - Mandamus - Certiorari Facts; Leonard Hastings...
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Aug 18, 20212 min read
Bahr v Nicolay (No 2) (1988) 164 CLR 604
Real Property Law – Indefeasibility – ‘in personam’ claims against the registered proprietor Facts: Bahr was a registered proprietor of...
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Survive Law
Aug 13, 20212 min read
Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223
The Sunday Entertainments Act (1932) regulated the granting of licenses for cinematographic performances to take place on Sundays subject...
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Aug 6, 20212 min read
Trident General Insurance Co Ltd v McNiece Bros Pty Ltd (1988) 165 CLR 107
Contract law – Doctrine of Privity Facts; A company named Blue Circle Cement entered into an insurance contract with Trident General...
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Survive Law
Jul 20, 20212 min read
Dietrich v The Queen (1992) 177 CLR 292
Ever wanted to know more about the right to a fair trial, the landmark case of Dietrich v The Queen (1992) is great place to start.
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Apr 13, 20212 min read
Pearce v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 610
Criminal Law, Sentencing, Multiple Offences Facts; Douglas Pearce was indicted upon to charges that arose out of a single episode: first...
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163
Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Jurisdictional Error Facts; Anthony Craig was charged in the district court of South Australia with...
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Apr 13, 20212 min read
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang (1996) 185 CLR 259
Administrative Law, Judicial Review, Beneficial construction Facts; Wu Shan Liang and two others were Chinese nationals who arrived in...
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487
Criminal Law, Appeals, Advantage of Jury Facts; M was convicted on two counts of indecent need assaulting and three counts of having...
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of NSW (1982) 149 CLR 337
Contract, Construction, Extrinsic materials Facts; The State Rail Authority of New South Wales entered into a contract with Codelfa...
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Apr 12, 20213 min read
Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298
Evidence, Calling witnesses, Inferences Facts; Daryl Jones’s husband was killed in a truck collision. She brought an action in the...
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Apr 12, 20213 min read
Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355
Statutory interpretation, Text and context, Principles. Facts; The Australian broadcasting authority (ABA) announced a standard which...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 11 CLR 125
Procedure, Summary dismissals, and legal principles Facts; General Steel Industries owned a patent regarding their invention titled...
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Apr 12, 20212 min read
Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336
Evidence, Standard of Proof, Civil Proceedings Facts; Frederick Briginshaw sought to divorce his wife-Clarice Briginshaw – on the grounds...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read
House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499
Appeals, Discretionary error, legal principles Facts; Under the Bankruptcy Act 1924 (Cth) Everard House was changed in relation to the...
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