High Court Registry closure

The High Court Registry will be closed from 4.00pm on Wednesday, 24 December 2025 and will re-open at 9:00am on Friday, 2 January 2026.

Any party seeking to file a document due to be filed between 25 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 has an automatic extension of time under the High Court Rules 2004 (Rule 4.01.5) until 4:00pm on Friday, 2 January 2026 to file the document. Any documents lodged between 25 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 will be reviewed on 2 January 2026.

All inquiries for the High Court will be considered when the Registry re-opens on Friday, 2 January 2026.If a matter is of extreme urgency, you may telephone 1800 570 566, select Option 1 and leave a voicemail. In addition provide details by email to: registry@hcourt.gov.au.

Current Cases

These are the current cases before the Full Court, including:

Appeals;
Special leave applications which have been referred to be heard by an enlarged Bench; and
Matters in the original jurisdiction to be heard by the Full Court.

Brief details are provided for each matter together with the parties' written submissions as they are filed. Matters are displayed on this page until the judgment is handed down by the Court.

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AA v. Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

Abdel-Hady v. Commonwealth of Australia

Austral v. Northern Territory of Australia, Binsaris v. Northern Territory of Australia, O'Shea v. Northern Territory of Australia, Webster v. Northern Territory of Australia

D9/2025, D10/2025, D11/2025, D12/2025

Australian Securities and Investments Commission v. Web3 Ventures Pty Ltd

CCDM Holdings, LLC & Ors v. The Republic of India

Chaplin v. Secretary, Department of Social Services & Anor

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation v. Orica Australia Pty Ltd

Commissioner of Taxation v. Bendel & Anor

Commissioner of Taxation v. Merchant & Anor, Merchant & Anor v. Commissioner of Taxation

S157/2025, S158/2025

CSL Australia Pty Ltd v. Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd & Ors

Cullen v. State of New South Wales

Deripaska v. Minister for Foreign Affairs