Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
DBE17 (by his litigation guardian Marie Theresa Arthur) v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2021] FCA 556 File number: VID 1392 of 2019
Judgment of: MORTIMER J
Date of judgment: 26 May 2021
Catchwords: MIGRATION – claim for damages for unlawful imprisonment relating to immigration detention – proceeding commenced under Part IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – principles applicable to the determination of common questions in a representative proceeding – Merck orders made
Legislation: Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), Part IVA Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
Cases cited: AJL20 v Commonwealth of Australia [2020] FCA 1305 Dillon v RBS Group (Australia) Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 896; 252 FCR 150 Ethicon Sàrl v Gill [2021] FCAFC 29 Johnson Tiles Pty Ltd v Esso Australia Pty Ltd [2003] VSC 27; Aust Torts Reports 81-692 Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd v Peterson [2009] FCAFC 26; 355 ALR 20 Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd v Peterson [2011] FCAFC 128; 196 FCR 145 Peterson v Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 3) [2009] FCA 5 Peterson v Merck Sharpe & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 180; 184 FCR 1 Plaintiff M68/2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2016] HCA 1; 257 CLR 42 Timbercorp Finance Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Collins; [2016] HCA 44; 259 CLR 212
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