Gibbons & Anor, Application by

The application before Kirby J in chambers concerned an application by Gibbons and another for leave to appeal against a decision of the Full Federal Court. The precise nature of the dispute that led to the Full Federal Court's decision is not detailed in the provided text, nor are the identities of the respondents.

The central legal issue before Kirby J was whether to grant leave to appeal to the High Court. This required an assessment of whether the case raised a question of law that ought to be determined by the High Court, or whether there were other special circumstances that warranted the High Court's intervention.

Kirby J considered the criteria for granting special leave to appeal, which typically involve identifying an arguable point of law of general public importance, or a matter where there is a divergence of judicial opinion, or where the decision below is demonstrably wrong. Without further information on the Full Federal Court's decision or the arguments presented, the specific reasoning applied by Kirby J in reaching his conclusion cannot be detailed.

The provided text does not specify the final orders or outcome of the application for leave to appeal.