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Kavakas v Crown Melbourne Ltd: Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd & Ors [2013] HCA 25 is a landmark Australian judgment of the High Court. The matter related to claims that the casino had taken unfair or unconscientious advantage of the opportunity created by a patron's special disadvantage, being a gambling problem. https://blackboard.qut.edu.au/bbcswebdav/pid-9418829-dt-content-rid40745281_1/courses/LLB205_21se2/Hyacinth_LD%20Repository/Learn/Extra%20resources %20Week%201/Robinson_Ludmilla_2013.pdf

Harris v Digital Pulse Pty Ltd:

Majority of the Court of Appeal (Spigelman CJ and Heydon JA; Mason P dissenting) held that the NSW Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to order a punitive monetary award for breach of fiduciary duty arising from contract. Heydon JA’s decision was primarily based on the proposition

that only the High Court could change the law so as to allow for the recovery of exemplary damages for breaches of fiduciary obligations Majority of the Court of Appeal (Spigelman CJ and Heydon JA; Mason P dissenting) held that theNSW Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to order a punitive monetary award for breach offiduciary duty arising from contract. Heydon JA’s decision was primarily based on the propositionthat only the High Court could change the law so as to allow for the recovery of exemplarydamages for breaches of fiduciary obligations

Thorne v Kennedy: - Marriage and prenuptial https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3187047

Commercial bank of australia v amadio summary: -

Italian family

Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio, is a seminal case in Australian contract law and equity, in which the High Court held that unconscionable dealing due to a lack of knowledge or education and the consequent imbalance in bargaining power could lead to a transaction being set aside.

Bridgewater v Leahy: -

Farm case where father wanted the business to keep going so gave it to nephew who was unconscionable conduct

https://www.australiancontractlaw.com/cases/bridgewater.html...