Kennedy v SH Lock (Australia) Limited

Case [1988] HCATrans 247


IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry

Sydney No S55 of 1988

B e t w e e n -

ALICE MIRIAN KENNEDY

Applicant

and

S.H. LOCK (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

Respondent

Application for special leave

to appeal

WILSON J

DAWSON J TOOHEY J

Kennedy

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT SYDNEY ON FRIDAY, 14 OCTOBER ·t988, AT Jl. 05 A."'1

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MR D.E.J. RYAN:  If it please the Court, I appear on behalf
of the applicant. (instructed by R.B. Kandy & Company)

MR D.A. STAFF, QC: If the Court please, I appear with my

learned friend, MR S.M.P. REEVES, for the respondent.

(instructed by Phillips Fox)

MR RYAN:  Your Honours, this morning the parties have reached

a settlement in relation to this matter and my
instructions are to seek leave of the Court to have the

application dismissed with no order as to costs.

WILSON J: Thank you, Mr Ryan. Mr Staff?

MR STAFF:  We have no objection to that order, Your Honour.

WILSON J: Very well. By consent, the application will be

refused with no order as to costs.

MR RYAN: If the Court pleases

AT 11.06 AM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED SINE DIE

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Kennedy v SH Lock (Australia) Limited [1988] HCATrans 247
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[1988] HCATrans 247
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The applicant, S.H. Lock (Australia) Limited, sought special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia. The respondent was Kennedy. The dispute concerned an application for special leave to appeal, the specific nature of which is not detailed in the provided transcript.

The primary legal issue before the High Court was whether to grant or refuse the application for special leave to appeal.

The parties informed the Court that they had reached a settlement in relation to the matter. Consequently, the applicant sought leave to have the application dismissed with no order as to costs. The respondent indicated no objection to this proposed order. The Court, by consent, refused the application for special leave to appeal with no order as to costs.

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