Comcare v. Martin
Case No.
S142/2016
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
30/11/2015 Federal Court of Australia (Siopis J, Flick J, Murphy J)
Catchwords
Workers compensation – The operation and exclusion in S5A of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) – Causation of injury, disease or aggravation under the Act – Whether injury, disease or aggravation suffered ‘as a result of’ administrative action – Whether administrative action taken ‘in a reasonable manner’
Documents
16/05/2016 Hearing (SLA, Sydney)
27/05/2016 Notice of appeal
20/06/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)
20/06/2016 Chronology (Appellant)
11/07/2016 Written submissions (Respondent)
25/07/2016 Reply
26/08/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
09/11/2016 Judgment (Judgment summary)
The Queen v. Baden-Clay
Case No.
B33/2016
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
8/12/2015 Supreme Court of Queensland (Court of Appeal) (Holmes CJ, Fraser JA, Gotterson JA)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Where the respondent was convicted at trial of murdering his wife – Where the Court of Appeal set aside verdict of murder and substituted a verdict of manslaughter – Whether Court of Appeal decision is inconsistent with R v Ciantar (2006) 16 VR 26 – Whether the evidence raised an inference that the respondent killed his wife with intent to do her grievous bodily harm or to kill her – Whether evidence was capable of establishing motive relevant to the intention to kill.
Documents
12/05/2016 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
24/05/2016 Notice of appeal
10/06/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)
10/06/2016 Chronology (Appellant)
27/06/2016 Written submissions (Respondent)
08/07/2016 Reply
26/07/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Brisbane)
31/08/2016 Judgment (Judgment Summary)
Simic & Ors v. NSW Land and Housing Corporation & Ors
Case No.
S136/2016
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
18/12/2015 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Appeal) (Bathurst CJ, Ward JA, Emmett AJA)
Catchwords
Contract – Letters of credit – Whether a misdescription of the beneficiary of a bank guarantee entitled the bank to refuse to pay out the credit – Whether regard could be had to the underlying contract to confirm the correct description of the beneficiary – Autonomy principle – Principle of strict compliance.
Documents
05/05/2016 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
19/05/2016 Notice of appeal
09/06/2016 Written submissions (Appellants)
09/06/2016 Chronology (Appellants)
28/06/2016 Written submissions (Second Respondent)
30/06/2016 Written submissions (FIrst Respondent)
14/07/2016 Reply
20/07/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
07/12/2016 Judgment (Judgment Summary)
Hua Wang Bank Berhad v. Commissioner of Taxation
Case No.
S135/2016
Related Matter.
S134/2016 - Bywater Investment Limited & Ors v. Commissioner of Taxation
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
11/12/2015 Federal Court of Australia (Robertson J, Pagone J, Davies J)
Catchwords
Income Tax – Whether company is resident of Australia – Place of central management and control – Real business – Relevant principles in determining place of central management and control –Profits from sale of shares – Trading stock – Construction of s 70-40(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)
Documents
05/05/2016 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
19/05/2016 Notice of appeal
09/06/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)
09/06/2016 Chronology (Appellant)
30/06/2016 Written submissions (Respondents)
14/07/2016 Reply
24/08/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
25/08/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
16/11/2016 Judgment (Judgment summary)
Bywater Investments Limited & Ors v. Commissioner of Taxation
Case No.
S134/2016
Related Matter.
S135/2016 - Hua Wang Bank Berhard v. Commissioner of Taxation
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
11/12/2015 Federal Court of Australia (Robertson J, Pagone J, Davies J)
Catchwords
Income Tax – Whether company is resident of Australia – Place of central management and control – Real business – Relevant principles in determining place of central management and control –Construction of s 70-40(2) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)
Documents
05/05/2016 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)
19/05/2016 Notice of appeal
09/06/2016 Written submissions (Appellants)
09/06/2016 Chronology (Appellants)
30/06/2016 Written submissions (Respondent)
14/07/2016 Reply
24/08/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
25/08/2016 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
16/11/2016 Judgment (Judgment summary)