The State, Territory and Federal Courts on Constitutional Law in the 2023 Term
… through the organisers, my PowerPoint slides and a complete list of the cases I considered, so that there is no … v Gatsby (2018) 99 NSWLR 1; [2018] NSWCA 254 at [125]-[126]. 10 … What is determinative of this appeal is the nature … Likiardopoulos v The Queen (2012) 247 CLR 265. [28] [2023] FCAFC 162. [29] BMW Australia Ltd v Brewster (2019) 269 CLR …
Supreme Court Prize awarded
… awarded in 1864, recognises the highest performing student at each of Victoria’s eight law schools. Three … skills you have developed as a top student, and your commitment to excellence, will equip you to contribute to … law and the profound impact you can have on individuals and communities.” … Victoria’s leading legal graduates for 2022 …
Judgment handed down in Kalos v Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres (Aust) P/L
… in failing to remove the metal plate. The metal plate had been left in place after the employer had conducted refurbishment of the workplace. The Court found that the employer's … the Court said, and the cost of removing the plate compared to the risk it posed to the employees was low. The …
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WCB v Roman Catholic Trusts Corp for the Diocese of Sale
… The 2019 amendments to the Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic) allow a … aside the settlement. NOTE : This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court’s …
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Knowmore Legal Service Group Proceeding (Class Action)
… Legal Service (Knowmore) and the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC). The claim alleges that Knowmore failed to … of Claim filed by the First Defendant on 23 February 2026 in the Knowmore Legal Service Group Proceeding (Class …
New COVID-19 restrictions - Message from the Chief Justice
… Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) will implement their contingency plans in response to the latest five-day lockdown announced yesterday to address the recent outbreak of a highly infectious strain of coronavirus …
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The Honourable Justice Ginnane retires
… to the Court in June 2013, after almost four years on the Bench at the County Court, including two terms at the … a barrister specialising in administrative, industrial and commercial law, his Honour later moved into the Common Law Division and served as joint-judge in charge of …
Judgment handed down in Yarra City Council v MFESB and Ors
… declaration that the City of Yarra ('Yarra') was liable to compensate the Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Services Board ('the MFESB') for the costs of complying with clean up notices issued by the Environment …
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Record number of regional circuit days
… As part of the court’s commitment to serving the state, the 2020 Supreme Court calendar … dates in the court’s history. The days cover Criminal, Common Law and Court of Appeal divisions of the Court. …
Judgment handed down in Certain Children v Minister for Families and Children
… The proceeding concerns the detention of some of the plaintiffs in a remand centre … extraneous purpose, namely for the purpose of 'emergency accommodation' rather than the purposes permitted by the Act. --- NOTE: This summary is necessarily incomplete. It is not intended as a substitute for the Court's …
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