Phelan v Melbourne Health

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PHELAN

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MELBOURNE HEALTH

[2020] HCASL 35
M142/2019

  1. An extension of time is required to allow this application for special leave to appeal to proceed. The appeal foreshadowed by the application does not raise any issue of principle of general importance. In addition, the appeal does not have sufficient prospects of success to warrant the grant of special leave. In these circumstances, it would be futile to grant the required extension of time. The application should be dismissed. 

  2. Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application.

P.A. Keane J.J. Edelman
13 February 2020
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[2020] HCASL 35
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In the case of Phelan v Melbourne Health, the applicant, Phelan, sought an extension of time to allow an application for special leave to appeal to proceed. The original application was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Victoria, which found that the appeal did not raise any issue of principle of general importance and lacked sufficient prospects of success. The applicant subsequently appealed to the High Court, seeking an extension of time to allow the appeal to proceed. The nature of the dispute was the applicant's request for an extension of time to allow the appeal to proceed, which was denied by the High Court. The High Court found that the appeal did not raise any issue of principle of general importance and lacked sufficient prospects of success to warrant the grant of special leave.

The legal issues before the High Court were whether the application for an extension of time should be granted and whether the appeal had sufficient prospects of success. The High Court considered the principles governing the grant of special leave and found that the appeal did not meet the criteria for an extension of time. The High Court noted that the appeal did not raise any issue of principle of general importance and lacked sufficient prospects of success to warrant the grant of special leave. The Court found that the appeal was unlikely to succeed and would be futile.

In summary, the High Court dismissed the application for an extension of time and denied the applicant's request to proceed with the appeal. The Court found that the appeal did not raise any issue of principle of general importance and lacked sufficient prospects of success to warrant the grant of special leave. The Court concluded that it would be futile to grant the required extension of time and dismissed the application.

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