Browse Federal Court Judgments (Single & Full Court)
Published last 7 days
A listing of judgments published in the last 7 days, with the most recently received listed at the top.
Employment
Graeber v University of Sydney [2025] FCA 1095
RANGIAH J, 2 Sep 2025
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Application for leave to appeal – where primary judge dismissed application for recusal – where primary judge has long term association and honorary position with respondent – where applicant contends primary judge misapplied test for apprehended bias – decision not attended within sufficient doubt to warrant grant of leave – application dismissed
Administrative
Burns v Minister for Veterans’ Affairs [2025] FCA 1096
SARAH C DERRINGTON J, 8 Sep 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – application for judicial review of a decision of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs made under the Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration Scheme – where applicant brought claim that his Special Rate Pension under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) should not have been offset against his Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1998 (Cth) compensation entitlements – where Department determined that applicant was not entitled to an award of compensation under the Scheme – where applicant alleges the decision misapprehended the operation of s 30C(1)(b) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth) – whether jurisdictional error shown – consideration of correct construction of applicable statutory pension entitlements and offsetting provisions – application dismissed
Commercial
Lamson Concepts Pty Ltd v Oscuro (No 2) [2025] FCA 1100
VANDONGEN J, 8 Sep 2025
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for suppression orders pursuant to s 37AF of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) prohibiting disclosure of commercially sensitive information - whether orders necessary to prevent prejudice to proper administration of justice - application granted
Intellectual property
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v Sandoz Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 1067
ROFE J, 3 Sep 2025
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – patents – interlocutory injunction application – prima facie case – infringement – validity of patents – balance of convenience – application refused PATENTS – aflibercept – VEGF Antagonist – claim construction – infringement – infringing and non-infringing uses – novelty – inventive step – support
Commercial
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Australian Fiduciaries Limited [2025] FCA 1099
DOWNES J, 4 Sep 2025
CORPORATIONS – interlocutory application by ASIC for appointment of receivers and managers under s1323 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to 10th and 11th defendants – nominated receivers were former administrators of majority of defendants with one now the liquidator of those defendants – privately appointed receivers have been appointed to 10th and 11th defendants – director of 10th and 11th defendants given leave to appear and offered undertakings and proposed alternative form of order – interests of investors best served by concurrent appointment of court appointed receivers with associated powers – orders substantially made as sought by ASIC
