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Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Ltd v Brain   flag  107

[1935] HCA 30; (1935) 53 CLR 343
High Court of Australia
Australia - Commonwealth
17th May, 1935

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Kohkanzada v Amiri [2024] NSWSC 492 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 1 May 2024 AustLII flag
Matthews v New South Wales (New South Wales Police Force) [2023] NSWSC 1419 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 21 Nov 2023 AustLII flag
LE v Plummer [No 2] [2023] WASC 377 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 3 Oct 2023 AustLII flag 1
Gomez v Carrafa [2023] FCA 719 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 Jun 2023 AustLII flag
Edwards v New South Wales [2022] NSWCA 187 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 26 Sep 2022 AustLII flag 5
Gomez v Carrafa [2022] FCA 1013 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 23 Aug 2022 AustLII flag 1
Marino v Bello [2022] NSWCA 73 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 16 May 2022 AustLII flag 5
Tu'ivakano v Police Commissioner [2021] TOSC 170 Supreme Court of Tonga Tonga 28 Oct 2021 PacLII flag
Stanizzo v Fregnan [2021] NSWCA 195 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 3 Sep 2021 AustLII flag 7
Rock v Henderson [2021] NSWCA 155 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 29 Jul 2021 AustLII flag 18
Flowers v New South Wales (No 5) [2021] NSWSC 887 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 22 Jul 2021 AustLII flag 4
Melmeth v New South Wales [2021] NSWDC 28 District Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 26 Feb 2021 AustLII flag
A (a pseudonym) v SIMONE MCGURK Minister for Department of Communities [2020] WADC 146 District Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 25 Nov 2020 AustLII flag
Setka v Dalton [2020] VSC 521 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 28 Sep 2020 AustLII flag 1
Moore v Moore [2020] NSWDC 402 District Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 13 Aug 2020 AustLII flag 1
Kipahi v Nambos [2020] PGNC 222 National Court of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 29 Jul 2020 PacLII flag 2
Fregnan v Stanizzo [2020] NSWSC 402 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 30 Apr 2020 AustLII flag 3
New South Wales v Robinson [2019] HCA 46; (2019) 266 CLR 619; (2019) 374 ALR 687; (2019) 94 ALJR 10 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Dec 2019 AustLII flag 42
Odeh v New South Wales [2019] NSWSC 342 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 1 Apr 2019 AustLII flag 3
Robinson v New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 231; (2018) 100 NSWLR 782; (2018) 275 A Crim R 168 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 16 Oct 2018 AustLII flag 19
Thredgold v Fyfe Pty Ltd [2019] SADC 89 District Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 14 Sep 2018 AustLII flag
Wood v New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1247 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 10 Aug 2018 AustLII flag 12
Hrdavec v New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1081 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 12 Jul 2018 AustLII flag 3
Rees v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2018] EWCA Civ 1587; [2018] All ER (D) 57 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 5 Jul 2018 BAILII flag 14
Greenwood, Janece v Aarons, Zepheniah; Grey, Milton and the Attorney General of Jamaica [2016] JMSC 98 Supreme Court of Jamaica Jamaica 14 Sep 2016 CommonLII flag
Mullett v Nixon [2016] VSC 512 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 31 Aug 2016 AustLII flag 9
[2016] Hkcfi 836 (14 July 2016) [2016] HKCFI 836 Hong Kong Court of First Instance Hong Kong 14 Jul 2016 HKLII flag
Lee v Abedian [2016] QSC 92; [2017] 1 Qd R 549 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 28 Apr 2016 AustLII flag 42
Sahade v Bischoff [2015] NSWCA 418 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 23 Dec 2015 AustLII flag 28
New South Wales v Abed [2014] NSWCA 419; (2014) 246 A Crim R 549; [2015] Aust Torts Reports 82-195 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 5 Dec 2014 AustLII flag 58
Bailey v Director General, Department of Natural Resources [2014] NSWSC 1012 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 25 Jul 2014 AustLII flag 12
Copeland v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2014] EWCA Civ 1014; [2015] 3 All ER 391 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 22 Jul 2014 BAILII flag 8
Mutton v Baker [2014] VSCA 43 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 19 Mar 2014 AustLII flag 33
Attorney-General v Kowalski [2014] SASC 1 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 20 Jan 2014 AustLII flag 36
Mutton v Baker (Ruling) [2013] VCC 1871 County Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 6 Dec 2013 AustLII flag 2
Schepis v Commonwealth of Australia [2013] NSWCA 354 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 25 Oct 2013 AustLII flag 8
Elliott v South Australia [2013] SADC 140 District Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 25 Oct 2013 AustLII flag 1
Clavel v Savage [2013] NSWSC 775 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 14 Jun 2013 AustLII flag 28
Beckett v New South Wales [2013] HCATrans 4 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Feb 2013 AustLII flag
Beckett v New South Wales (No 1) [2011] NSWSC 818; (2011) 210 A Crim R 105 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 5 Aug 2011 AustLII flag 5
Slaveski v Victoria [2010] VSC 441 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 1 Oct 2010 AustLII flag 86
Kable v New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 811; (2010) 203 A Crim R 66 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 30 Jul 2010 AustLII flag 10
Lattibeaudiere (Warrick) v Jamaica National Building Society Ltd [2010] JMCA 68 Court of Appeal of Jamaica Jamaica 2 Jul 2010 CommonLII flag
Woodham v Roberts Ltd [2010] TASSC 31 Supreme Court of Tasmania Australia - Tasmania 30 Jun 2010 AustLII flag 3
Curry v Commonwealth of Australia [2009] NSWSC 1354 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 10 Dec 2009 AustLII flag 1
Ministry of Justice v Scott [2009] EWCA Civ 1215 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 20 Nov 2009 BAILII flag 8
Cosentino v Kent [2009] QCA 355 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland 17 Nov 2009 AustLII flag 2
Hunt v AB [2009] EWCA Civ 1092 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 22 Oct 2009 BAILII flag 18
Coles Myer Ltd v Webster; Coles Myer Ltd v Thompson [2009] NSWCA 299; [2009] Aust Torts Reports 82-033 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 8 Oct 2009 AustLII flag 13
Cosentino v Kent [2009] QDC 134 District Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 24 Mar 2009 AustLII flag 1
Landini v New South Wales [2008] NSWSC 1280 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 17 Dec 2008 AustLII flag 14
John Cahill v New South Wales (Department of Community Services) (No 2) [2007] NSWIRComm 187; (2007) 165 IR 213 New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission Australia - New South Wales 3 Aug 2007 AustLII flag 3
Noye v Robbins; Noye v Crimmins [2007] WASC 98 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 30 Apr 2007 AustLII flag 21
A v New South Wales [2007] HCA 10; (2007) 230 CLR 500; (2007) 233 ALR 584; (2007) 81 ALJR 763; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-878; [2008] Aust Contract Reports 90-280 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Mar 2007 AustLII flag 259
Landini v NSW [2006] NSWSC 1054 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 9 Oct 2006 AustLII flag 1
Sebastian v Rail Infrastructure Corporation (EOD) [2006] NSWADTAP 44 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Australia - New South Wales 4 Sep 2006 AustLII flag 13
Johnston v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2006] NSWCA 218 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 7 Aug 2006 AustLII flag 16
Seabrook v Asher [2006] QCA 238 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland 23 Jun 2006 AustLII flag 6
Coyle v New South Wales [2006] NSWCA 95 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 28 Apr 2006 AustLII flag 20
Tazroo v South Australia [2006] SADC 29 District Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 17 Mar 2006 AustLII flag 1
Seabrook v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2005] QSC 344 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 28 Nov 2005 AustLII flag
Johnston v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2005] NSWCA 383 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 7 Nov 2005 AustLII flag 1
A v New South Wales [2005] NSWCA 292; 63 NSWLR 681 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 2 Sep 2005 AustLII flag 11
AW v New South Wales [2005] NSWSC 543 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 5 Jul 2005 AustLII flag 8
Porter v OAMPS Ltd (No 2) [2005] FCA 729 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 1 Jun 2005 AustLII flag 4
Krivoshev v Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc [2005] NSWCA 76 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 6 Apr 2005 AustLII flag 19
Porter v OAMPS Ltd [2005] FCA 232; (2005) 215 ALR 327 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 11 Mar 2005 AustLII flag 28
Johnston v ANZ Banking Group Ltd [2004] NSWSC 1250 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 22 Dec 2004 AustLII flag 3
[2004] HKCA 302 (21 October 2004) [2004] HKCA 302 Hong Kong Court of Appeal Hong Kong 21 Oct 2004 HKLII flag
Clavel v Savage [2004] NSWSC 292 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 15 Apr 2004 AustLII flag 2
Nye v New South Wales [2003] NSWSC 1212; [2004] Aust Torts Reports 81-725 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 16 Dec 2003 AustLII flag 60
Skrijel v Mengler [2003] VSC 270 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 25 Jul 2003 AustLII flag 18
[2003] Hkcfi 511 (11 June 2003) [2003] HKCFI 511 Hong Kong Court of First Instance Hong Kong 11 Jun 2003 HKLII flag
Balson v Queensland [2003] QSC 42 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 6 Mar 2003 AustLII flag
Dover v Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2002] QDC 345 District Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 20 Dec 2002 AustLII flag 1
Balson v Qld [2002] QSC 419 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 12 Dec 2002 AustLII flag 5
Ivory v Telstra Corporation Ltd [2002] QCA 457 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland 1 Nov 2002 AustLII flag 10
Noye v Crimmins [2002] WASC 106 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 10 May 2002 AustLII flag
MacCulloch v TNT Ltd [2000] NSWSC 1183 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 15 Dec 2000 AustLII flag 2
Roddan v Walker [2000] WASCA 376 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 30 Nov 2000 AustLII flag
Noye v Gwilliam [2000] WASC 206 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 24 Aug 2000 AustLII flag 3
Mahon v Rahn (No 2) [2000] EWCA Civ 185 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 8 Jun 2000 BAILII flag 3
Roddan v Walker [2000] WASC 25 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 11 Feb 2000 AustLII flag
Sourian v NSW [1999] NSWSC 1173 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 9 Dec 1999 AustLII flag 2
Coffey v Secretary, Department of Social Security [1999] FCA 375; (1999) 86 FCR 434; 56 ALD 338 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 7 Apr 1999 AustLII flag 70
Coffey v Secretary, Department of Social Security [1998] FCA 1202; 54 ALD 43 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 25 Sep 1998 AustLII flag 2
Bayliss v Cassidy [1998] QSC 186 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 18 Sep 1998 AustLII flag 3
Emanuele v Hedley [1998] FCA 709; (1998) 179 FCR 290 Federal Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 19 Jun 1998 AustLII flag 24
Eric Chan Kin Wan v Ronald Charles Sweetman [1998] WASC 8 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 22 Jan 1998 AustLII flag 1
Emanuele v Hedley [1997] ACTSC 13; (1997) 137 FLR 339 Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Australia - Australian Capital Territory 7 Mar 1997 AustLII flag 20
Guiseppe Emanuele, Emanuele Holdings Pty Ltd (in liquidation) and Emanuele Management Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Anthony Robert Hedley, Ronald Alwin Grey, Brian Bates, Peter John Lamb, Arthur Brown, Alan John Dau, Peter Edward Phillips, Ian Dougla [1997] ACTSC 137 Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Australia - Australian Capital Territory 7 Mar 1997 AustLII flag
Guiseppe Emanuele, Emanuele Holdings Pty Ltd (in liquidation) and Emanuele Management Pty Ltd (in liquidation) v Anthony Robert Hedley, Ronald Alwin Grey, Brian Bates, Peter John Lamb, Arthur Brown, Alan John Dau, Peter Edward Phillips, Ian Dougla [1997] ACTSC 125 Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Australia - Australian Capital Territory 7 Mar 1997 AustLII flag
Emanuele v Hedley [1997] ACTSC 136 Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Australia - Australian Capital Territory 7 Mar 1997 AustLII flag 3
Grivas v Brooks and Corpn of Town of Thebarton [1996] SADC 3519 District Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 11 Dec 1996 AustLII flag
Grivas v Brooks and Corpn of Town of Thebarton [1996] SADC 20 District Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 11 Dec 1996 AustLII flag
Adams v Reynolds [1996] QSC 71 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 1 May 1996 AustLII flag
Michael Weston and Patricia Mary Weston v Indigo Shire Council [1995] VSC 203 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 11 Oct 1995 AustLII flag
McDonald v Coles Myer Ltd (t/as K-Mart Chatswood) [1995] NSWSC 67; [1995] Aust Torts Reports 81-361 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 9 Oct 1995 AustLII flag 20
Martin v Watson [1995] UKHL 25 House of Lords United Kingdom 13 Jul 1995 BAILII flag
Myer Stores Ltd v Soo [1991] VicRp 97; [1991] 2 VR 597; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-077 Australia - Victoria 13 Nov 1990 AustLII flag 102
Williams v R [1986] HCA 88; (1986) 161 CLR 278; (1986) 66 ALR 385; (1986) 60 ALJR 636; 28 A Crim R 1 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 26 Aug 1986 AustLII flag 394
H v H SC Wellington A373/77 [1978] NZHC 238 High Court of New Zealand New Zealand 19 May 1978 NZLII flag
Condon v Kalaf [1946] VicLawRp 30; [1946] VLR 410; [1946] ALR 513 Australia - Victoria 12 Jun 1946 AustLII flag
Commonwealth Life Assurance Society Ltd v Smith [1938] HCA 2; (1938) 59 CLR 527; [1938] ALR 258 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 14 Feb 1938 AustLII flag 52

Law Reform Reports Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
- Police Powers of Detention and Investigation after Arrest [1990] NSWLRC 66 New South Wales Law Reform Commission Australia - New South Wales circa 1990 AustLII flag 1

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Law of Malicious Prosecution: A Review of South African and Commonwealth Decisions [2013] PER 8 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal South Africa circa 2013 SAFLII flag
"Determining Where the Truth Lies: Institutional Prosecutors and the Tort of Malicious Prosecution" (2008) 30 Sydney Law Review 357 Maamary, Norm Australia circa 2008 AustLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Supreme Court Rules (NSW)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Citizens and Graziers' Life Assurance Co Ltd v Commonwealth Life (Amalgamated) Assurances Ltd [1934] HCA 22; (1934) 51 CLR 422; [1934] ALR 329 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 2 Aug 1934 AustLII flag 13
Daniels v Telfer [1933] NSWStRp 53; (1933) 34 SR (NSW) 99; 51 WN (NSW) 29 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 25 Oct 1933 AustLII flag 7
Sharp v Biggs [1932] HCA 54; (1932) 48 CLR 81 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Nov 1932 AustLII flag 35
Balbhaddar Singh v Badri Sah [1926] Times 17 United Kingdom circa 1926 flag 5
Davis v Gell [1924] HCA 56; (1924) 35 CLR 275; 31 ALR 49 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 18 Dec 1924 AustLII flag 110
[1917] NZLR 729 [1917] NZLR 729 New Zealand circa 1917 LexisNexis flag 8
Greenlands Ltd v Wilmshurst and the London Association for Protection of Trade [1913] UKLawRpKQB 145; (1913) 3 KB 507 United Kingdom 21 Jul 1913 CommonLII flag 22
Pandit Gaya Parshad Tewari v Sardar Bhagat Singh (1908) 24 TLR 884 United Kingdom circa 1908 LexisNexis flag 26
Cox v English Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd [1905] UKLawRpAC 9; [1905] AC 168; 74 LJPC 62; 92 LT 483 United Kingdom 23 Feb 1905 CommonLII flag 24
; Fanzelow v Kerr (1896) 14 NZLR 660 New Zealand circa 1896 LexisNexis flag 8
Brown v Hawkes [1891] UKLawRpKQB 123; (1891) 2 QB 718; [1891-94] All ER Rep Ext 1887 United Kingdom 29 Jun 1891 CommonLII flag 52
(1880) 43 LT 603 (1880) 43 LT 603 United Kingdom circa 1880 flag 25
Shrosbery v Osmaston (1877) 37 LT 792 United Kingdom circa 1877 flag 3
Lister v Perryman [1870] UKLawRpHL 9; (1870) LR 4 HL 521; 39 LJEx 177 United Kingdom 9 May 1870 CommonLII flag 42
Fitzjohn v Mackinder [1861] EngR 293; 9 CBNS 505; 142 ER 199 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1861 CommonLII flag 19
Haddrick v Heslop and Raine [1848] EngR 13; (1848) 12 QB 267; 116 ER 869 United Kingdom circa 1848 CommonLII flag 11
Turner v Ambler [1847] EngR 270; (1847) 10 QB 252; 116 ER 98 United Kingdom circa 1847 CommonLII flag 6
Board v Ham [1839] EngR 816; (1839) 5 Bing NC 722; 132 ER 1278 Court of Common Pleas United Kingdom circa 1839 CommonLII flag 11

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