Leave given in Spencer

Round three of the High Court's compulsory acquisition cases has been given special leave today. Peter Spencer (of hunger strike fame) brought the appeal before the Court around the same time as Arnold v Minister and ICM Agriculture v Cth were being considered. The Court postponed the hearing of the leave application until those decisions had been determined.  Back in 2009 French CJ said:

On the basis of the case as pleaded and the submissions put to us today, the Court is not disposed to grant special leave. However, it may be that in light of the outcome of the appeal in Arnold the position can be revisited. We propose, therefore, to adjourn the application for special leave until after Arnold is heard and determined.

So now we get to hear more of what the Court has to say on compulsory acquisition.

The March special leave round up will be posted soon but in the mean time if anyone knows of any grants of leave, let me know.