The High Court of Australia in Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow [2019] HCA 29 has held that the so-called ‘Chorley exception’, a rule of practice which entitles a self-represented litigant who is a solicitor to recover professional costs, was …
High Court: ‘Chorley exception’ is not part of the common law of Australia Read more »
The High Court of Australia in Frugtniet v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2019] HCA 16 has held that spent convictions which the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC“) was prohibited from taking into account in deciding to make a …
The Supreme Court of New South Wales in Cappello v Roads and Maritime Services [2019] NSWSC 439 has held that proposed acquisition notices given by Roads & Maritime Services (“RMS”) in respect of an underground stratum of land which RMS …
Proposed acquisition notices in respect of land for WestConnex tunnels held valid Read more »
The High Court of Australia in Director of Public Prosecutions Reference No 1 of 2017 [2019] HCA 9 has found that the direction commonly referred to as the ‘Prasad direction’ is contrary to law and should not be administered to …
The New South Wales Court of Appeal in Carbone as Trustee for the S & N Carbone Family Trust v Mills [2019] NSWCA 15 has found that a mistaken belief as to the date on which an option to purchase …