Mathews v Telstra Corporation

In *Mathews v Telstra Corporation*, the applicant, Mr. Mathews, sought to appeal a decision of the Federal Court of Australia. The dispute concerned the applicant's employment with Telstra Corporation.

The primary legal issue before Callinan J was whether to grant leave to appeal from the Full Federal Court's decision. This required consideration of whether the appeal raised a question of law of sufficient importance to warrant the intervention of the High Court.

Callinan J refused leave to appeal. His Honour considered the grounds of appeal and concluded that they did not demonstrate the necessary threshold of importance or arguable merit to justify granting leave. The decision of the Full Federal Court was therefore to stand.