Akhtar v Gaber

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AKHTAR

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GABER

[2021] HCASL 105
S32/2021

  1. This application for special leave to appeal from a decision of the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia does not advance any question of law that would warrant a grant of special leave to appeal. There is no reason to doubt the correctness of the decision of the Full Court. Special leave should be refused.

  2. Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

P.A. Keane J.J. Edelman
17 June 2021
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[2021] HCASL 105
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In this case, the applicant, Akhtar, sought special leave to appeal against a decision of the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia. The Full Court had dismissed Akhtar's appeal against a decision regarding the custody of a child. Akhtar's primary contention was that the Family Court had failed to consider all relevant factors in making its decision, and that this error warranted a rehearing of the case. The respondents, Gaber, argued that the appeal should be dismissed as it did not raise any significant legal issues that required the attention of the High Court.

The central legal issue before the court was whether the application for special leave to appeal presented a question of law of sufficient importance to warrant the grant of special leave. The court had to determine if the Full Court's decision contained any errors in law that would justify the High Court reviewing the case. In doing so, the court needed to consider the extent to which the Full Court's decision was consistent with established legal principles and precedents, and whether the alleged errors were of a kind that might warrant the intervention of the High Court.

The court found that the application for special leave to appeal did not raise any significant legal issues that warranted the grant of special leave. The Full Court's decision was consistent with established legal principles and precedents, and there was no reason to doubt the correctness of its decision. The alleged errors raised by Akhtar were not of a kind that might warrant the intervention of the High Court. Consequently, the court decided to refuse the application for special leave to appeal and dismissed the application. The court also directed the Registrar to draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application, in accordance with the High Court Rules.

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