John Pfeiffer Pty Limited v Rogerson; HCA 16 Apr 1999

References: [2000] HCA 36, (2000) 203 CLR 503
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(High Court of Australia) The double actionability rule should be discarded with regard to claims brought in an Australian court in respect of a civil wrong arising out of acts or omissions that occurred wholly within one or more of the law areas of the Commonwealth of Australia.
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