ON 1 AUGUST 1961, the High Court of Australia delivered Commissioner for Government Transport v Adamcik [1961] HCA 43; (1961) 106 CLR 292 (1 August 1961).
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Category Archives: Evidence
Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58
ON 12 AUGUST 1960, the High Court of Australia delivered Watts v Rake [1960] HCA 58; (1960) 108 CLR 158 (12 August 1960).http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1960/58.html
In a personal injuries action, the defendant bears the evidentiary onus of proof to “exclude the accident as a contributory cause” of the plaintiff’s disabilities: per Dixon CJ at 160.
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Clark v Ryan [1960] HCA 42
ON 5 JULY 1960, the High Court of Australia delivered Clark v Ryan [1960] HCA 42; (1960) 103 CLR 486 (5 July 1960).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/103clr486.html
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Nominal Defendant v Clements [1960] HCA 39
ON 28 JUNE 1960, the High Court of Australia delivered Nominal Defendant v Clements [1960] HCA 39; (1960) 104 CLR 476 (28 June 1960).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/104clr476.html
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Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8
ON 3 MARCH 1959, the High Court delivered Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298 (3 March 1959).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1959/8.html
The unexplained failure of a party to use certain evidence may, in some circumstances, result in an inference that the evidence would not have assisted their case.
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Field v Commissioner for Railways for NSW [1957] HCA 92
ON 19 DECEMBER 1957, the High Court of Australia delivered Field v Commissioner for Railways for NSW [1957] HCA 92; (1957) 99 CLR 285 (19 December 1957).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/99clr285.html
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Transport Publishing Co Pty Ltd v Literature Board of Review [1956] HCA 73
ON 7 NOVEMBER 1956, the High Court of Australia delivered Transport Publishing Co Pty Ltd v Literature Board of Review [1956] HCA 73; (1956) 99 CLR 111 (7 November 1956).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/99clr111.html
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Holloway v McFeeters [1956] HCA 25
ON 16 JUNE 1956, the High Court of Australia delivered Holloway v McFeeters [1956] HCA 25; (1956) 94 CLR 470 (6 June 1956).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/94clr470.html
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May v O’Sullivan [1955] HCA 38
ON 18 JULY 1955, the High Court of Australia delivered May v O’Sullivan [1955] HCA 38; (1955) 92 CLR 654 (18 July 1955).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1955/38.html
This decision sets out a procedural rule concerning the prosecution’s burden and onus of proof in criminal proceedings. There are two limbs.
The first limb: At the close of the prosecution case, the defendant may make a submission, without calling evidence, that there is “there is no case to answer”. The question to be determined is whether or not the defendant ought to be lawfully convicted on the prosecution’s evidence alone.
The second limb: The question to be determined, as a question of fact, is whether or not on the whole of the evidence before it the court is satisfied of the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Scott v Numurkah Corporation [1954] HCA 14
ON 14 APRIL 1954, the High Court of Australia delivered Scott v Numurkah Corporation [1954] HCA 14; (1954) 91 CLR 300 (14 April 1954).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/91clr300.html
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