Friday, May 21, 2010

The High Tribunal of Australia

In Wednesday's hearing of Kostas v HIA Insurance Services ([2010] HCATrans 121), Justin Gleeson SC fell into a faux pas that you can only get away with when your surname is Gleeson:

MR GLEESON: Thirdly, in relation to implicit decisions, could I refer the Tribunal to Custom Credit v Commercial Tribunal?

FRENCH CJ: You are not confusing us with a tribunal, I hope.

MR GLEESON: I apologise, your Honour.

HAYNE J: Good luck, Mr Gleeson.

MR GLEESON: Your Honours are still listening to my reply thus far, so I am doing well, I think.

[Heydon J must have been biting his tongue, see here (point 3)]
Posted by Harley Schumann at 1:48 PM

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