In the Matter of An Application BY Trevor Kingsley Ferdinands for Leave to Appeal

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The case involved Trevor Kingsley Ferdinands, who applied for leave to appeal a decision made by Steward J. The applicant sought to appeal the decision, which was made in the context of a legal dispute. The application for leave to appeal was considered in the High Court of Australia. The High Court was required to determine whether leave to appeal should be granted to the applicant. In doing so, the Court needed to assess the merits of the application and whether the decision of Steward J was indeed correct.

The Court considered whether the decision of Steward J could be the subject of an appeal by leave, and if so, whether leave should be granted. The Court noted that it was not making a definitive decision on whether the decision could be appealed but was assuming for the sake of argument that it could. The Court found that the decision was plainly correct, and therefore, the application for leave to appeal should be refused. The Court concluded that the decision made by Steward J was correct and that there was no need for further appeal.

In reaching its decision, the Court referred to Rule 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth). Pursuant to this rule, the Court directed the Registrar to draw up, sign, and seal an order dismissing the application for leave to appeal. The order was made on 9 December 2021 by S.J Gageler and J.S Gleeson. The final orders of the Court were to dismiss the application for leave to appeal, with no further appeal permitted.

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