Chan v Harris (No 3) [2011] FCA 341

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA Chan v Harris (No 3) [2011] FCA 341 Citation: Chan v Harris (No 3) [2011] FCA 341

Parties: YAU HANG CHAN v ALAN HARRIS

File number(s): NSD 1372 of 2010

Judge: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 11 April 2011

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – judgments and orders – leave to appeal interlocutory judgment – whether s 24(1A) of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) is unconstitutional – no leave to appeal sought within time – whether to grant an extension of time for seeking leave to appeal – criteria for granting leave to appeal – sufficient doubt and substantial injustice

Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) ss 24(1A), 24(1C), 37M, 37P Federal Court Rules O 29, O 52 r 10 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 78B

Cases cited: Adam P Brown Male Fashions Pty Ltd v Philip Morris Inc (1981) 148 CLR 170 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v CG Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd (1999) 95 FCR 292 Bienstein v Bienstein (2003) 195 ALR 225 Brock v Minister for Home Affairs (2008) 170 FCR 434 Cement Australia Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2010] FCAFC 101 Coulter v R (1988) 164 CLR 350 Chan v Harris (No 2) [2011] FCA 143 Chan v Harris [2010] FCA 1428 Chan v Harris (No 2) [2010] FCA 1393 Chan v Harris [2010] FCA 1099 Chapmans Ltd v Yandell [1999] NSWCA 361 Davis v Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia [2010] FCAFC 141 Decor Corporation Pty Ltd v Dart Industries Inc (1991) 33 FCR 397 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 In re the Will of F.B. Gilbert (dec.) (1946) 46 SR (NSW) 318 Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 Re Luck (2003) 203 ALR 1 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247