Upcoming High Court Cases Granted Special Leave

Tuesday 24 February 2015 @ 1.14 p.m. | Legal Research

In the recent High Court Bulletin (released on 20 February 2015), there were twelve new cases granted special leave to appeal to the High Court.

Those cases granted special leave to appeal with a date set for hearing are set out below.

Selig & Selig v Wealthsure Pty Ltd A11/2014: [2014] HCATrans 251

Heard on the 14 November 2014 for grant of special leave to appeal and listed for hearing in the High Court on 12 March 2015, this case revolved around the provision of financial advice and its relationship to Corporations Law, in particular, who should bear the subsequent losses of the faulty financial advice.

Lindsay v The Queen A24/2014: [2014] HCATrans 252

Heard on 14 November 2014 for grant of special leave to appeal and listed for hearing in the High Court on 11 March 2015, this case revolved around criminal law defences of provocation based on homosexual advances, appealed from the South Australian Supreme Court.

Uelese v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection S277/2014: [2014] HCATrans 239

Heard on 17 October 2014 for grant of special leave to appeal and listed for hearing in the High Court on 6 March 2015, this case revolves around the cancellation of a migration visa and the incorporation of the best interests of the minor children involved.

Independent Commission Against Corruption v Cunneen & Ors S302/2014: [2014] HCATrans 296

Heard on 12 December 2014 for grant of special leave to appeal and listed for hearing by the Full Court of the High Court on 4 and 5 March 2015, this case revolved around the Respondents being summoned to public inquiry by applicant regarding allegations that first and second respondents had intended to pervert course of justice – Respondents challenged inquiry on basis that allegations could not constitute “corrupt conduct” under Act.

King v Philcox A26/2014: [2014] HCATrans 253

Heard on 14 November 2014 for grant of special leave to appeal and listed for hearing in the High Court on 10 March 2015, this case revolved around the duty of care in negligence, especially relating to mental harm caused to sibling of a motor accident victim.

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