Conomy v Maden

In the High Court of Australia, Christopher Maden, identified as WA Police, sought the reinstatement of his application for special leave to appeal. The specific nature of the underlying dispute or the original grounds for special leave are not detailed in this transcript.

The primary legal issue before the Court was whether to grant the applicant's summons for reinstatement of his application for special leave to appeal. This required the Court to consider the relevant High Court Rules, specifically rule 13.03.1, which permitted the determination of such a summons without a formal hearing.

Her Honour dismissed the applicant's summons, refusing the application for reinstatement. The Court's reasoning, as indicated by the decision to proceed without a hearing and the subsequent refusal, suggests that the applicant failed to satisfy the necessary criteria for reinstatement under the High Court Rules. The Court ordered that the application for reinstatement be refused and the summons otherwise dismissed.