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).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/106clr292.html
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Engel v Vitale 370 US 421 (1962)
Engel v Vitale 370 U.S. 421 (1962).
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Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd v Morts Dock & Engineering Company Ltd (“Wagon Mound No 1”) [1961] UKPC 1
ON 18 January 1961, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered Overseas Tankship (U.K.) Ltd v Morts Dock & Engineering Company Ltd (“Wagon Mound No 1”) [1961] UKPC 1 (18 January 1961)
http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKPC/1961/1.html
In cases of negligence, the defendant is not liable for damage just because it was a direct result of a negligent act. The Privy Council ruled that the “essential factor in determining liability is whether the damage is of such a kind as the reasonable man should have foreseen” (at 426).
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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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Aston v Harlee Manufacturing Co (“Tastee Freez case”) [1960] HCA 47
ON 4 AUGUST 1960, the High Court of Australia delivered Aston v Harlee Manufacturing Co (“Tastee Freez case”) [1960] HCA 47; (1960) 103 CLR 391 (4 August 1960).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/1960/47.html
A person who first applies for an unused trademark in Australia identical to that of a foreign mark is entitled to be regarded as the Australian author, provided that he or she intends to use the trademark and there is no fraud involved.
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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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Randwick Corporation v Rutledge [1959] HCA 63
Randwick Corporation v Rutledge [1959] HCA 63; (1959) 102 CLR 54 (30 November 1959).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/high_ct/102clr54.html
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Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
ON 1 JUNE 1959, the Commonwealth Migration Act 1958 commenced.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ma1958118/
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1959 | Civil Aviation (Carrier’s Liability) Act
ON THIS DAY in 1959, the Civil Aviation (Carrier’s Liability) Act 1959 (Cth) commenced.
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