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Kennon v Spry

[2008] HCA 56 ; (2008) 238 CLR 366 ; (2008) 83 ALJR 145 ; (2008) 236 CLR 366 ; (2008) 238 CLR 306

High Court of Australia · 3 December 2008 · Official judgment

Cited by 51 indexed judgments

All Applied or followed 1 Cited 50

2009: 3 citing judgments 2010: 3 citing judgments 2011: 1 citing judgment 2013: 5 citing judgments 2014: 3 citing judgments 2015: 1 citing judgment 2016: 7 citing judgments 2017: 5 citing judgments 2018: 6 citing judgments 2019: 3 citing judgments 2020: 4 citing judgments 2021: 2 citing judgments 2022: 1 citing judgment 2023: 3 citing judgments 2024: 3 citing judgments 2025: 1 citing judgment 2008 2010 2015 2020 2025
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  1. MacDonald v MacDonald [2009] NSWSC 794 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 1× · judgment
  2. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Hart [2009] FCAFC 112 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 1× · judgment
  3. Fay v Moramba Services Pty Ltd [2009] NSWSC 1428 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 10× · judgment
  4. Stern v Sekers; Sekers v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 175× · judgment
  5. Solinska v Fortuna Corporation Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 1085 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  6. Valastar Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2010] NSWADTAP 84 Cited ADT Appeal Panel (NSW) · cited 5× · judgment
  7. Hamzy v Commissioner of Corrective Services (NSW) and Anor [2011] NSWSC 120 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 8× · judgment
  8. McLeary v Swift [2013] NSWSC 216 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 2× · judgment
  9. Donovan v Sheahan as Trustee of the Bankrupt Estate of Donovan [2013] FCA 437 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  10. Hawes & anor v Dean & ors (Costs) [2013] NSWSC 1246 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 5× · judgment
  11. Dover v Lewkovitz [2013] NSWCA 452 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 3× · judgment
  12. Brady Street Developments Pty Ltd v M E Asset Investments Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1755 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 7× · judgment
  13. HLT [2014] NSWCATGD 5 Cited NCAT Guardianship · cited 1× · judgment
  14. Segelov v Ernst & Young Services Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 283 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 1× · judgment
  15. Hawes v Dean [2014] NSWCA 380 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 22× · judgment
  16. R v Obeid (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 1380 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 16× · judgment
  17. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Clinica Internationale Pty Ltd (No 2) [2016] FCA 62 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 24× · judgment
  18. Dial A Dump Industries Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2016] NSWLEC 39 Cited Land and Environment Court of NSW · cited 7× · judgment
  19. Commonwealth Bank Officers Superannuation Corporation Pty Ltd & Anor v Beck & Anor [2016] NSWCA 218 Applied or followed NSW Court of Appeal · cited 10× · judgment
  20. Smeaton Grange Holdings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2016] NSWSC 1594 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 3× · judgment
  21. Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Peter Sleiman Investments Pty Ltd as trustee for the Sleiman Family Trust [2016] NSWSC 1657 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 9× · judgment
  22. Robinson v Randell [2016] NSWSC 1688 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · judgment
  23. Howes v Comcare [2016] FCA 1521 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 3× · judgment
  24. Swishette Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2017] FCAFC 45 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 9× · judgment
  25. Meres v Meres [2017] NSWSC 285 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 18× · judgment
  26. Dial A Dump Industries Pty Ltd v Roads and Maritime Services [2017] NSWCA 73 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 18× · judgment
  27. Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Smeaton Grange Holdings Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 184 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 18× · judgment
  28. Pleash, in the matter of Equititrust Limited (In Liquidation) (Receivers and Managers Appointed) (No 3) [2017] FCA 1074 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 4× · judgment
  29. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Swishette Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 55 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 3× · judgment
  30. Ellison v Sandini Pty Ltd [2018] FCAFC 44 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 13× · judgment
  31. E Co v Q [2018] NSWSC 442 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 20× · judgment
  32. Wright v Stevens [2018] NSWSC 548 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 9× · judgment
  33. Aussiegolfa Pty Ltd (Trustee) v Commissioner of Taxation [2018] FCAFC 122 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 6× · judgment
  34. Pleash (Liquidator) v Tucker [2018] FCAFC 144 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 4× · judgment
  35. Trajkovski v Simpson [2019] NSWCA 52 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 12× · judgment
  36. Hui v Champion [2019] FCA 1111 Cited Federal Court of Australia · judgment
  37. Jorgensen v Jorgensen [2019] FCA 1742 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 2× · judgment
  38. Frigger v Kitay (Liquidator) [2020] FCA 482 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 3× · judgment
  39. In the matter of Glenvine Pty Limited (in liquidation) [2020] NSWSC 866 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 22× · judgment
  40. Bailey v Palombo [2020] NSWSC 1209 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 4× · judgment
  41. In the matter of Crow Inn Pty Limited (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 1749 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 11× · judgment
  42. Kayler-Thomson v Colonial First State Investments Limited (No 2) [2021] FCA 854 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 2× · judgment
  43. Frigger v Trenfield (No 10) [2021] FCA 1500 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 20× · judgment
  44. Khattar v Hills Shoppingtown Pty Ltd (subject to a Deed of Company Arrangement) [2022] NSWSC 363 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 4× · judgment
  45. Frigger v Trenfield (No 3) [2023] FCAFC 49 Cited Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) · cited 22× · judgment
  46. Application of Higgins [2023] NSWSC 689 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · judgment
  47. Soulos v Pagones; Soulos v Soulos; Soulos v Soulos; Soulos v Pagones; Kristallis v Soulos; Kristallis v Soulos; Kristallis v Pagones [2023] NSWCA 243 Cited NSW Court of Appeal · cited 9× · judgment
  48. Pontiac Trading Co Pty Ltd as trustee for the Karina Surjadi Family Trust v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] NSWCATAD 114 Cited NCAT Administrative and Equal Opportunity · judgment
  49. In the matter of Heartland Group Pty Limited and others [2024] NSWSC 875 Cited Supreme Court of NSW · cited 1× · judgment
  50. Vines, in the matter of the Bankrupt Estate of Mitchell (No 2) [2024] FCA 1378 Cited Federal Court of Australia · cited 1× · judgment

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Authorities cited (110)

Earliest first, with how this judgment treated each.

  1. Jones v Skinner (1835) 5 LJ Ch 87 Cited cited 2×
  2. Micklethwait v Micklethwait (1858) 4 CB (NS) 790 Cited
  3. Re Armstrong; Ex parte Gilchrist (1886) 17 QBD 521 Cited cited 6×
  4. re Coleman; Henry v Strong (1888) 39 Ch D 443 Cited cited 4×
  5. Langley v Langley (1892) 18 VLR 712 Cited
  6. (Vic) and Dormer v Ward [1901] P 20 Cited
  7. Blood v Blood [1902] P 78 Cited
  8. Re Ellenborough [1903] 1 Ch 697 Cited cited 5×
  9. Tremayne v Rashleigh [1908] 1 Ch 681 Cited
  10. Glenn v Federal Commissioner of Land Tax [1915] HCA 57 Cited cited 30×
  11. O'Grady v Wilmot [1916] 2 AC 231 Cited
  12. Hargreaves v Hargreaves [1926] P 42 Cited
  13. Bosworthick v Bosworthick [1927] P 64 Cited
  14. Prinsep v Prinsep [1929] P 225 Cited
  15. Melvill v Melvill and Woodward [1930] P 159 Cited
  16. Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd v Amalgamated Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia [1932] HCA 9 Cited cited 195×
  17. House v The King [1936] HCA 40 Cited cited 4,342×
  18. Molloy v Federal Commissioner of Land Tax [1937] HCA 62 Cited
  19. Burke v Dawes [1938] HCA 6 Cited cited 12×
  20. re Brooks' Settlement Trusts; Lloyds Bank Ltd v Tillard [1939] Ch 993 Cited
  21. Grey v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1939] HCA 14 Cited
  22. Perpetual Trustee Co Ltd v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) [1941] HCA 15 Cited cited 3×
  23. Williams v Muir [1943] AC 468 Cited cited 2×
  24. Joss v Joss [1943] P 18 Cited
  25. Jacobs v Jacobs [1943] P 7 Cited
  26. R v Wallis [1949] HCA 30 Cited cited 78×
  27. Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd [1950] HCA 35 Cited cited 525×
  28. Tatham v Huxtable [1950] HCA 56 Cited cited 19×
  29. Prescott (formerly Fellowes) v Fellowes [1958] P 260 Cited
  30. Dewar v Dewar [1960] HCA 79 Cited
  31. Livingston v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) [1960] HCA 94 Cited cited 31×
  32. Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Livingston (1964) 112 CLR 12 Cited cited 54×
  33. Lansell v Lansell [1964] HCA 42 Cited cited 11×
  34. Commissioner of Stamp Duties (Qld) v Livingston [1964] UKPC 2 Cited cited 67×
  35. Smee v Smee (1965) 7 FLR 321 Cited
  36. National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth [1965] AC 1175 Cited cited 37×
  37. Baldwin v Commissioner of Inland Revenue [1965] NZLR 1 Applied or followed
  38. [1965] NZLR 1027 Applied or followed
  39. Radziej v Radziej [1967] 1 All ER 944 Cited
  40. Radziej v Radziej [1967] 1 WLR 659 Cited
  41. Sanders v Sanders [1967] HCA 33 Cited cited 13×
  42. Gartside v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1967] UKHL 6 Cited cited 59×
  43. Atwill v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (1970) 72 SR (NSW) 415 Cited cited 5×
  44. Re Leigh's Will Trusts [1970] Ch 277 Cited cited 7×
  45. Sainsbury v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1970] Ch 712 Cited cited 4×
  46. McPhail v Doulton [1970] UKHL 1 Cited cited 37×
  47. Atwill v Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) (1971) 125 CLR 203 Cited
  48. [1971] HCA 63 Cited
  49. Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Atwill (1972) 126 CLR 665 Cited
  50. Ebrahimi v Westbourne Galleries Ltd [1973] AC 360 Cited cited 95×
  51. Commissioner of Stamp Duties v Attwell [1973] AC 558 Cited cited 2×
  52. Wachtel v Wachtel [1973] Fam 72 Cited
  53. (1977) 15 ALR 476 Cited
  54. Re Duff (1977) 29 FLR 46 Cited cited 2×
  55. R v Dovey; Ex parte Ross (1979) 141 CLR 526 Cited cited 6×
  56. [1979] HCA 14 Cited
  57. Leon Fink Holdings Pty Ltd v Australian Film Commission [1979] HCA 26 Cited cited 76×
  58. Neal v Department of Transport [1980] FCA 45 Cited cited 63×
  59. (1981) 7 Fam LR 762 Cited cited 4×
  60. App Pearson v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1981] AC 753 Cited cited 2×
  61. Ascot Investments Pty Ltd v Harper [1981] HCA 1 Cited cited 34×
  62. Fountain v Alexander [1982] HCA 16 Cited cited 73×
  63. R v Toohey; Ex parte Meneling Station Pty Ltd [1982] HCA 69 Cited cited 147×
  64. Fencott v Muller [1983] HCA 12 Cited cited 349×
  65. Stack v Coast Securities (No 9) Pty Ltd [1983] HCA 36 Cited cited 113×
  66. Mullane v Mullane [1983] HCA 4 Cited cited 15×
  67. Perlman v Perlman [1984] HCA 4 Cited cited 21×
  68. Hauff v Hauff (1986) 10 Fam LR 1076 Cited cited 11×
  69. [1986] FamCA 20 Cited cited 7×
  70. (1987) 90 FLR 313 Cited
  71. Dougherty v Dougherty [1987] HCA 33 Cited cited 2×
  72. Water Board v Moustakas [1988] HCA 12 Cited cited 413×
  73. Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Vegners [1989] FCA 480 Cited cited 25×
  74. (1990) 101 FLR 373 Cited cited 5×
  75. (1990) 101 FLR 386 Cited cited 5×
  76. [1990] 1 WLR 1503 Cited cited 2×
  77. [1990] 3 All ER 844 Cited cited 2×
  78. Bankruptcy v Schultz [1990] HCA 45 Cited cited 69×
  79. (1991) 104 FLR 130 Cited
  80. Lock v Westpac Banking Corporation (1991) 25 NSWLR 593 Cited cited 38×
  81. Re Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust; Lord v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [1991] FCA 344 Cited cited 75×
  82. Abigroup Ltd v Abignano [1992] FCA 567 Cited cited 67×
  83. Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth [1992] HCA 45 Cited cited 138×
  84. R & I Bank of Western Australia Ltd v Anchorage Investments Pty Ltd (1993) 10 WAR 59 Cited cited 13×
  85. Cameron v Cole [1994] HCA 5 Cited cited 22×
  86. Shin Kobe Maru' v Empire Shipping Co Inc [1994] HCA 54 Cited cited 357×
  87. PMT Partners Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service [1995] HCA 36 Cited cited 129×
  88. Brooks v Brooks [1996] AC 375 Cited
  89. De L v Director-General, Department of Community Services (NSW) [1997] HCA 14 Cited cited 144×
  90. CIC Insurance Ltd v Bankstown Football Club Ltd [1997] HCA 2 Cited cited 792×
  91. Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28 Cited cited 2,785×
  92. Chief Commissioner of Stamp Duties (NSW) v Buckle [1998] HCA 4 Applied or followed cited 156×
  93. Yanner v Eaton [1999] HCA 53 Cited cited 110×
  94. Re Macks; Ex parte Saint [2000] HCA 62 Cited cited 126×
  95. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Wang [2003] HCA 11 Cited cited 105×
  96. Suvaal v Cessnock City Council [2003] HCA 41 Cited cited 26×
  97. Whisprun Pty Ltd v Dixon [2003] HCA 48 Cited cited 185×
  98. Schmidt v Rosewood Trust Ltd [2003] UKPC 26 Cited cited 28×
  99. C v C (Ancillary Relief: Nuptial Settlement) [2004] Fam 141 Cited
  100. Zhu v The Treasurer of the State of New South Wales [2004] HCA 56 Cited cited 186×
  101. Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia v Ramsden [2005] FCAFC 39 Cited cited 13×
  102. C v C (Ancillary Relief: Nuptial Settlement) [2005] Fam 250 Cited
  103. APLA Limited v Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) [2005] HCA 44 Cited cited 95×
  104. CPT Custodian Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2005] HCA 53 Cited cited 111×
  105. Australian Securities and Investments Commission In the Matter of Richstar Enterprises Pty Ltd (ACN 099 071 968) v Carey (No 6) [2006] FCA 814 Cited cited 40×
  106. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v Nystrom [2006] HCA 50 Cited cited 167×
  107. Stephens v Stephens [2007] FamCA 680 Cited cited 4×
  108. [2008] 1 WLR 315 Cited
  109. Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act v NSW Aboriginal Land Council [2008] HCA 48 Cited cited 71×
  110. Kain v Hutton [2008] NZSC 61 Cited cited 3×
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