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Australia implied termsgood faithmutual trust and confidence

Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker

(2014) 253 CLR 169
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

no implied duty of mutual trust and confidence in Australian employment contracts; departed from UK Malik v BCCI

Area of Law

Employment

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Byrne v Australian Airlines Ltd (1995) 185 CLR 410
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