Gao v Zhang

Gao (the applicant) sought leave to appeal from a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia concerning a dispute with Zhang (the respondent). The nature of the underlying dispute is not detailed in the provided text.

The primary legal issue before Hayne J was whether the applicant had established a sufficient arguable case to warrant the grant of special leave to appeal to the High Court. This involved assessing whether the Full Court's decision contained an error of law or raised a question of law that ought to be reviewed by the High Court.

Hayne J considered the applicant's submissions and the relevant legal principles governing the grant of special leave. His Honour concluded that the applicant had not demonstrated the necessary grounds for special leave to appeal. Consequently, leave to appeal was refused.