Lodin v Lodin

Case [2018] HCASL 84


LODIN

v

LODIN

[2018] HCASL 84
S14/2018

  1. This application for special leave to appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (Basten and White JJA and Sackville AJA) would not enjoy sufficient prospects of success to warrant a grant of special leave to appeal.  The application should be dismissed.

  2. Pursuant to r 41.08.1 of the High Court Rules 2004 (Cth), we direct the Registrar to draw up, sign and seal an order dismissing the application with costs.

M.M. Gordon
17 April 2018
J.J. Edelman
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Lodin v Lodin [2018] HCASL 84
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[2018] HCASL 84
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CaseChat Overview and Summary

The application in the case of Lodin v Lodin was brought by the respondent, seeking special leave to appeal a decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. The case involved a dispute between the parties, although the specific nature of the dispute is not detailed in the text. The Court of Appeal had previously dismissed the appeal, and the applicant now sought to appeal to the High Court.

The legal issues before the High Court centred on whether the application for special leave to appeal had sufficient prospects of success. The court had to determine whether the applicant's grounds for appeal were meritorious and whether there were any substantial questions of law of general public importance that warranted the High Court's intervention. The court also had to consider whether the decision of the Court of Appeal contained any errors of law that required correction.

In dismissing the application, the High Court found that the application did not have sufficient prospects of success. The court held that the applicant had not demonstrated that the appeal had a reasonable chance of success on the merits. The court also found that there were no substantial questions of law of general public importance that warranted the High Court's intervention. The court further held that the decision of the Court of Appeal did not contain any errors of law that required correction. The High Court ordered that the application be dismissed with costs.

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