Australia Leading Case uncategorized

Dobbs v National Bank of Australasia Ltd

[1935] HCA 49; (1935) 53 CLR 643

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1935

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A contractual clause making a party's certificate conclusive evidence of indebtedness is not void as ousting the jurisdiction of the court; it regulates proof of facts, not access to the court.

Area of Law

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