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A.J. SWAIN AND CO. LTD. V. THE AUSTRALIAN SADDLERY, LEATHER, SAIL, CANVAS, TANNING, LEATHER DRESSING AND ALLIED WORKERS TRADES EMPLOYEES …

Criminal law – Verdicts – Statutory alternative verdicts – Appellant convicted by jury of one count of incest – Because of verdict on count of incest jury was not required to consider statutory alternative verdict of indecent act with a child aged under …

Criminal law – Appeals - Application of the proviso - Statutory requirement that reasons for judgment include the principles of law applied and the findings of fact relied upon - Failure to give reasons meeting statutory requirements in respect of central …

Native title – Native title rights in relation to waters – Determination made in relation to waters in Torres Strait – Determination included native title right to access and take for any purpose resources in native title areas – Successive Commonwealth …

Akron Tyre Co Pty Ltd v Kittson …

Defamation – Defences - Qualified privilege - Common law - Respondent bank mistakenly dishonoured cheques of appellant and communicated dishonour to payees of cheques - Communication defamatory - Whether communication made on occasion of qualified …

High Court – Practice and procedure - Judgments and orders - Costs - Power to vary orders not yet authenticated - Circumstances in which power should be exercised. … Aktas v Westpac Banking Corporation Limited [No …

Patents – Revocation - Obviousness or lack of inventive step - Patent for an oral pharmaceutical preparation - Whether invention obvious and did not involve an inventive step having regard to what was known or used in Australia on or before priority date …

Alamdo Holdings Pty Limited ACN 003 309 206 v Croc's Franchising Pty Ltd ACN 158 241 911 & Ors …

Alati v Kruger …

Constitutional law (Cth) – Separation of powers - Judicial power - On the application of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board ("the Board") suspended the registration of the …

Limitation of actions – When cause of action accrues – Negligence – Damage – Statute abolished cause of action unless accrued before 1 January 1987 – Whether compensable damage suffered upon changes to mesothelial cells following exposure to asbestos – …