Pasini v United Mexican States

[2002] HCATrans 12

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Melbourne  No M39 of 2001

B e t w e e n -

MARCO PASINI (BERTRAN)

Applicant

and

UNITED MEXICAN STATES

First Respondent

LISA HANNAN M

Second Respondent

ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Third Respondent

Reasons for decision

GLEESON CJ
GAUDRON J
GUMMOW J
KIRBY J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT CANBERRA ON THURSDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2002 AT 10.19 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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GLEESON CJ:   This application for special leave to appeal was heard in Canberra on 7 September 2001 by a Court constituted by Justices Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby and myself.  On 7 September 2001 the Court made orders to refuse the application for special leave to appeal and ordered that the applicant pay the costs of the first respondent.  We indicated that we would publish our reasons at a later date.  We are now in a position to publish our reasons.  I publish the joint reasons of Justices Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow and myself.

KIRBY J:   I publish my reasons.

GLEESON CJ:   Call the first matter for judgment, please.

AT 10.20 AM THE MATTER WAS CONCLUDED