Scott & Anor v Justice of the Federal Court of Australia & Ors [2011] HCATrans 69

In *Scott & Anor v Justice of the Federal Court of Australia & Ors*, the applicants, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, sought special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia against decisions of the Federal Court of Australia. The dispute concerned the applicants' challenge to the validity of certain orders made by the Federal Court, which they contended were made without jurisdiction.

The primary legal issue before Hayne J was whether the applicants had demonstrated an arguable case of error of law sufficient to warrant the grant of special leave to appeal. This involved considering whether the Federal Court had acted outside its statutory or constitutional powers in making the orders under challenge.

Hayne J considered the applicants' arguments that the Federal Court lacked jurisdiction. However, his Honour found that the applicants had not established an arguable error of law. The application for special leave to appeal was therefore dismissed.