Civil Procedure
Pleadings, interlocutory applications, discovery, costs, ADR, cross-vesting between federal and state courts.
Dominant casebooks
- Australian Civil Procedure — B C Cairns · Lawbook Co (12th)dominant
- Civil Procedure: Commentary and Materials — Colbran, Reinhardt, Spender, Jackson & Douglas · LexisNexis (7th)
Briefed authorities
- Hocking v Director-General of the National Archives of Australia Hocking v Director-General of the National Archives of Australia (2020) 271 CLR 1
Discovery from Crown — Palace letters held to be Commonwealth records.
- UBS AG v Tyne UBS AG v Tyne (2018) 265 CLR 77
Abuse of process — relitigation standards in commercial litigation.
- Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd Tomlinson v Ramsey Food Processing Pty Ltd (2015) 256 CLR 507
Anshun estoppel — preclusion of issues that should have been raised.
- Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175
Late amendments require justification — case management and overall justice.
- Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v ACCC Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v ACCC (2002) 213 CLR 543
LPP not abrogated except by clear statutory words.
- Mann v Carnell Mann v Carnell (1999) 201 CLR 1
Waiver of privilege — inconsistency between conduct and confidentiality.
- Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation Esso Australia Resources Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1999) 201 CLR 49
Legal professional privilege — dominant-purpose test replaces sole-purpose.
- Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146
Liberal amendment approach — overruled by Aon, but landmark for context.
- House v The King House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499
Appellate review of discretion — error must be of kind set out in House.
Briefs follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. Source judgments via AustLII. Browse the full AU case library for every briefed authority across Priestley 11.