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| Court: | High Court of Australia |
| Citations: | [2020] HCA 38 |
| Date of Judgment: | 21 October 2020 |
| Case Number: | B35/2020 |
| Judges: | Nettle J |
| Orders: | Application dismissed |
| Catchwords: |
High Court – Appellate jurisdiction – Application for special leave to appeal – Abuse of process – Where applicant applied for special leave to appeal – Where applicant previously made application for special leave to appeal – Where previous application for special leave refused – Where substance of subsequent application for special leave substantially identical to substance of previous application for special leave – Where no exceptional circumstances identified in subsequent application explaining failure to raise novel issues in previous application – Whether subsequent application for special leave an abuse of process. Words and phrases – “abuse of process”, “application for special leave to appeal”, “compelling explanation or circumstance”, “exceptional circumstance”, “interlocutory application”, “res judicata”, “same subject matter”, “special leave”. |
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