High Court: July 2026
The High Court clarifies foreign state immunity in arbitral award enforcement and finds Victoria’s political donation laws constitutionally invalid.
The High Court clarifies foreign state immunity in arbitral award enforcement and finds Victoria’s political donation laws constitutionally invalid.
Recent decisions addressed judicial disqualification for apprehended bias and the constitutional limits of monitoring and curfew conditions on bridging visas.
Precedent-setting rulings clarify the limits of Commonwealth acquisition powers and confirm statutory regimes can wholly exclude common law restitutionary claims.
Precedent-setting cases on the constitutional concept of punishment and the nature of property in the context of pooling orders for wound up entities. By TASMAN…
Precedent-setting cases on the Federal Court’s appellate jurisdiction and ‘quotable purposes’ for luxury car tax applicability. By TASMAN ASH FLEMING.
Precedent-setting cases on churches’ vicarious liability for their priests in child abuse cases and legal incapacity. By VINCENT BARRY.
Precedent-setting cases on proportionate liability and awards in arbitration, and the cross-examination of children for sexual offences. BY TASMAN ASH FLEMING
The High Court considers criminal liability for bodies politic, the effect of parole on sentencing and foreign state immunity. BY TASMAN ASH FLEMING
The High Court considers reliance-based damages for contract breaches and the primary production land tax exemption. BY DR MICHELLE SHARPE