Latest Judgments
Judgments are generally published within 24 hours of being made available by Judges' staff, often earlier. In cases of high media interest, we endeavour to publish judgments within 1 hour of being delivered by the Court.
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Today's published judgments
Patents
Novartis AG v Pharmacor Pty Limited [2025] FCAFC 33
PATENTS – infringement – standard patent for a pharmaceutical composition containing certain active pharmaceutical ingredients – claim construction – whether primary judge erred in construction of claim as not including a pharmaceutical
19 Mar 2025
| BURLEY, ROFE AND DOWNES JJ
Migration
CUR21 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2025] FCA 249
MIGRATION - appeal from decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) - judicial review of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to refuse protection visas - alleged failure of Tribunal to consider the future
24 Mar 2025
| JACKSON J
Consumer Law
SunshineLoans Pty Ltd v Australian Securities and Investments Commission [2025] FCAFC 34
CONSUMER LAW - appeal from declarations of contraventions of s 47(1) of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) and s 24(1A) of the National Credit Code (Code) in proceedings brought by regulator under the Act - where
24 Mar 2025
| PERRAM, BROMWICH AND COLVIN JJ
Practice and Procedure
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v SunshineLoans Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 32
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – appeal of primary judge’s recusal decision – where civil penalty case split into a liability and penalty hearing – where primary judge had already determined liability – where primary judge had made findings of
24 Mar 2025
| PERRAM, BROMWICH AND COLVIN JJ
Bankruptcy
Meletsis v Yeo in his capacity as trustee of the bankrupt estate of Karas [2025] FCAFC 35
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY – appeal from judgment of single judge dismissing application for review of decision of registrar refusing to set aside bankruptcy notice – whether primary judge erred in not finding existence of freezing orders or
24 Mar 2025
| SNADEN, GOODMAN AND MCDONALD JJ
Contempt of Court
Tax Practitioners Board v Dabalos (formerly Van Stroe) (No 3) [2025] FCA 223
CONTEMPT OF COURT – contempt by respondent by breach of permanent injunction on 365 occasions – contempt admitted – respondent continued to provide taxation services when unlicensed – contempt occurring in circumstances where respondent
21 Mar 2025
| BANKS-SMITH J
Corporations Law
De Grey Mining Ltd, in the matter of De Grey Mining Ltd [2025] FCA 246
CORPORATIONS – interlocutory application for orders to convene a meeting between a company and its members under s 411(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – script takeover scheme of arrangement
10 Mar 2025
| FEUTRILL J
Contempt of Court
Purcell v IDN24 [2025] FCA 215
CONTEMPT OF COURT – Contempt of the Australian Crime Commission punishable as contempt of Federal Court – failure or refusal to answer questions – whether a purported lack of recollection could amount to a failure or refusal to answer
19 Mar 2025
| BENNETT J
