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Sometimes, with regard to a particular provision of a written constitution, only one court decision has been made. By necessity, until further rulings are made, this ruling is the leading case. For example, in Canada, "he leading case on voting rights and electoral boundary readjustment is
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One indication, however, as to whether a case is widely regarded as being "leading" is its inclusion of the ruling in one or more of the series of compilations prepared over the years by various authors. One of the earlier examples is Augustus Henry Frazer Lefroy's
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is the only case of disputed electoral boundaries to have reached the Supreme Court." The degree to which this kind of leading case can be said to have "settled" the law is less than in situations where many rulings have reaffirmed the same
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A.C. 474: establishing that tax can be levied on the results of a composite transaction, even if steps that are only there for the purpose of avoiding tax (do not) cancel each other out.
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to welfare benefits, but that "a positive obligation to sustain life, liberty or security of the person may be made out" under different circumstances than those of the instant case.
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is not concerned with rights in any abstract sense, but rather with the more modest objective of prohibiting restrictions on rights as they existed in Canada at the time the
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are significant in developing the law of that state, only a few are so revolutionary that they announce standards that many other state courts then choose to follow.
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is subject to judicial review; prorogation is unlawful if it has the effect of frustrating Parliament's constitutional obligation without a reasonable justification.
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may also make such decisions, particularly if the Supreme Court chooses not to review the case, or adopts the holding of the court below. Although many cases from
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Established that all laws and regulations of the province of Quebec, as well as all courts and tribunals, must treat French and English with absolute equality.
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the High Court held that only the Commonwealth had the necessary legislative head of power to reform marriage laws to encompass same-sex marriage.
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Established that it is acceptable for Canadian courts to examine historical material in addition to the text of the relevant statute.
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to give effect to Australia's obligations under international law, including to prevent the construction of the Franklin Dam in a
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the High Court held that refugees could not be deported to countries that did not meet certain human rights protection standards.
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without paying compensation, and that a statute in force may prevail to regulate the exercise of an existing prerogative power.
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the High Court held that the Commonwealth did not have the necessary constitutional head of legislative power to fund the
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2 All E.R. 575: establishing liability for pure economic loss, absent any contract, arising from a negligent statement.
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Establishing a "test" (that is, a measurable standard that can be applied by courts in future decisions), such as the
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from criminal prosecution, not even if the alleged crime was undertaken in the course their parliamentary duties.
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a new principle that refines a prior principle, thus departing from prior practice without violating the rule of
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when it has come to be generally regarded as settling the law of the question involved. In 1914, Canadian jurist
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Establishes that aboriginal treaty rights are subject to Canadian law, but not to provincial licensing systems.
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Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association & Anr. v. Union of India (W.P. (C) 1303 of 1987)
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Michael Pal and Sujit Choudry, "Is Every Ballot Equal? Visible Minority Vote Dilution in Canada",
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held that Prime Minister Robert Muldoon had purported to suspend laws in a manner contrary to the
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were either ruled ineligible to serve, or resigned on the basis of holding foreign citizenship.
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that restricting 16 and 17 year olds from voting was unjustified age discrimination under the
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is intended to be remedial, and therefore should be given a large and liberal interpretation.
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S.P. Gupta v. Union of India & Anr. (Transfer Case (civil) 19 of 1981; 1982 2 SCR 365)
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Landmark cases in the United States come most frequently (but not exclusively) from the
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Establishes that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited under
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government's legislation to nationalise Australia's private banks was unconstitutional.
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and a changing list of collaborators have published a series of books, including:
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A leading decision may settle the law in more than one way. It may do so by:
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said "a 'leading case' one that settles the law upon some important point".
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or concept, or otherwise substantially affect the interpretation of existing
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Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru & Ors. v. State of Kerala & Anr.
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business PromoSalento in 2018 has been described as a "landmark ruling".
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Establishes that the police cannot enter a home without a search warrant.
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There is no universally agreed-to list of "leading decisions" in Canada.
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Justice K. S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
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Decisions in leading cases in Australia have usually been made by the
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Links to Additional Information on Supreme Court Landmarks Decisions
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for hearing the same. Given below are a list of some leading cases:
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Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation
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Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service
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In Commonwealth countries, a reported decision is said to be a
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R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
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was required to suspend an "Act" of Parliament that infringed
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Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd.
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to take possession of an owner's land in connection with the
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Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
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A.C 508: establishing that the Crown has no right under the
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Federalism and the Charter: Leading Constitutional Decisions
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Addressing ‘review fraud’ in the online retail marketplace
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Greenberg v. Miami Children's Hospital Research Institute
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A and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Establishes that laws which impose prison sentences for "
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Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd
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Established land title for the Tsilhqot'in First Nation.
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in violation of their "duty of loyalty" to the company.
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can "run with the land" (i.e., bind a future owner) in
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Establishes the "Andrews test" for determining whether
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The criminal case against the operator of the Italian
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Establishes that aboriginal rights that pre-exist the
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Principle or rule established by the court's decision
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List of landmark court decisions in the United States
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rights are not "discovered" in the sense proposed by
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Law v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration)
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Eddie Mabo & Ors v The State of Queensland (No.2)
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Investigations Spotlight: Jail Time for Review Fraud
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recognised the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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Auton (Guardian ad litem of) v British Columbia (AG)
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In 1948, the High Court of Australia found that the
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Status of English and French in Quebec legislation.
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Index

Landmark cases (disambiguation)
common law
precedents
legal principle
law
Augustus Henry Frazer Lefroy
Distinguishing
stare decisis
Oakes test
Bolam test
Carter
List of High Court of Australia cases
List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases
High Court of Australia
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
London
Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd.
Re Judiciary and Navigation Acts
Chifley
Robert Menzies
Communist Party of Australia
Commonwealth v Tasmania
external affairs power
World Heritage Zone
Eddie Mabo & Ors v The State of Queensland (No.2)
terra nullius
Dietrich v The Queen
Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Malaysian Solution
Commonwealth v the ACT

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