Australia Leading Case uncategorized

Viro v The Queen

[1978] HCA 9; (1978) 141 CLR 88

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1978

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Self-defence in murder is governed by a structured set of propositions (the Viro propositions); and the High Court is no longer bound by decisions of the Privy Council.

Area of Law

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Miller v The Queen [2016] HCA 30; (2016) 259 CLR 380 (Miller v The Queen; Smith v The Queen; Presley v DPP (SA))

Vines v ASIC [2007] NSWCA 75; (2007) 73 NSWLR 451

Ringrow Pty Ltd v BP Australia Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 71; (2005) 224 CLR 656

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