Slater, Appn for leave

This matter concerned an application for leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia by Slater against an order of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia. The precise nature of the underlying dispute that led to the Federal Court's decision is not detailed in the provided text.

The sole legal issue before Gummow J, sitting in chambers, was whether to grant leave to appeal to the High Court. This required an assessment of whether the case raised a question of law that ought to be determined by the High Court, as contemplated by section 35A of the *Judiciary Act 1903* (Cth).

Gummow J considered the principles governing the grant of special leave to appeal, which generally require the applicant to demonstrate that the appeal involves a matter of public importance, a question of law that has arisen in a case of substance or gravity, or that the interests of the administration of justice require it. Without further information on the specific legal questions raised by the Federal Court's decision, the reasoning for the grant or refusal of leave cannot be elaborated.

The provided text does not state the final orders or outcome of the application for leave to appeal.