Hillis v Minister for Home Affairs

[2021] FCA 892

Federal Court of Australia2 August 2021

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Wigney J

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Citation[2021] FCA 892

CourtFCA

JurisdictionCommonwealth

Decision Date2 August 2021

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Masi-Haini v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] FCA 1326

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Masi-Haini v Minister for Home Affairs [2022] FCA 1326Referred to

A court exercising federal jurisdiction may grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain foreign proceedings only where the continuation of those proceedings would be vexatious or oppressive and where the balance of convenience favours the grant of relief

A court exercising federal jurisdiction may grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain foreign proceedings only where the continuation of those proceedings would be vexatious or oppressive and where the balance of convenience favours the grant of relief.

Hillis v Minister for Home Affairs at [30]

Where a party seeks to rely upon an estoppel by convention, the party must demonstrate that the common assumption was shared by both parties and that it would be unconscionable to permit departure from it

Where a party seeks to rely upon an estoppel by convention, the party must demonstrate that the common assumption was shared by both parties and that it would be unconscionable to permit departure from it.

Hillis v Minister for Home Affairs at [37]

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