ON THIS DAY in 1969, the House of Lords delivered Pettit v Pettit [1970] AC 777.
A husband claimed a beneficial interest in a property solely owned by his wife. The basis of the claim was that he had made improvements to the property during the course of the marriage.
The husbands claim was unsuccessful on the facts. However, modern principles of implied trust can be traced back to this case and the subsequent Gissing v Gissing [1971] AC 886.
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Brooks v Burns Philp Trustee Co Ltd [1969] HCA 4; (1969) 121 CLR 432 (5 March 1969).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/121clr432.html
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Epperson v. Arkansas, 393 U.S. 97 (1968).
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/393/97/case.html
SYDNEY SOLICITORS. ON 11 NOVEMBER 1968, the High Court of Australia delivered Mutual Life & Citizens’ Assurance Co Ltd v Evatt [1968] HCA 74; (1968) 122 CLR 556 (11 November 1968).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1968/74.html
The High Court of Australia first recognised liability for negligent misstatement.
Barwick CJ at 572 stated that there is a duty of care “whenever a person gives information or advice to another … upon a serious matter … and the relationship … arising out of the circumstances is such that on the one hand the speaker realizes or ought to realize that he is being trusted … to give the best of his information or advice as a basis for action on the part of the other party and it is reasonable in the circumstances for the other party to seek or accept and in either case to act upon that information and advice”.
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SYDNEY LAWYERS. ON 11 NOVEMBER 1968, the High Court of Australia delivered Mutual Life & Citizens’ Assurance Co Ltd v Evatt [1968] HCA 74; (1968) 122 CLR 556 (11 November 1968).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1968/74.html
The High Court of Australia first recognised liability for negligent misstatement.
Barwick CJ at 572 stated that there is a duty of care “whenever a person gives information or advice to another … upon a serious matter … and the relationship … arising out of the circumstances is such that on the one hand the speaker realizes or ought to realize that he is being trusted … to give the best of his information or advice as a basis for action on the part of the other party and it is reasonable in the circumstances for the other party to seek or accept and in either case to act upon that information and advice”.
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ON 11 NOVEMBER 1968, the High Court of Australia delivered Mutual Life & Citizens’ Assurance Co Ltd v Evatt [1968] HCA 74; (1968) 122 CLR 556 (11 November 1968).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1968/74.html
The High Court of Australia first recognised liability for negligent misstatement.
Barwick CJ at 572 stated that there is a duty of care “whenever a person gives information or advice to another … upon a serious matter … and the relationship … arising out of the circumstances is such that on the one hand the speaker realizes or ought to realize that he is being trusted … to give the best of his information or advice as a basis for action on the part of the other party and it is reasonable in the circumstances for the other party to seek or accept and in either case to act upon that information and advice”.
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ON 5 JUNE 1968, the High Court of Australia delivered Beecham Group Ltd v Bristol Laboratories Pty Ltd [1968] HCA 1; (1968) 118 CLR 618 (5 June 1968).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1968/1.html
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ON 15 NOVEMBER 1967, the Supreme Court of California delivered Daar v Yellow Cab Co 67 Cal.2d 695 (1967).
http://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/daar-v-yellow-cab-co-27419
ON 27 MAY 1967, Australians voted in favour of two amendments to the Australian Constitution that (1) empowered the Australian Government to make laws for all Australians, including aboriginal Australians and (2) included aboriginal Australians in the census or population count.
The amendments became law on 10 August 1967.
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs150.aspx
Each year, Australia celebrates National Reconciliation Week from 27 May to 3 June.
ON THIS DAY in 1967, Ronald Ryan became the last man to be legally executed in Australia.
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