Talk:Commonwealth v Verwayen

Verdict and significance
Is there any information on what the actual court verdict was, other than the application of estoppel? Or is that irrelevant? Rosguill (talk) 19:22, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
 * The High Court decision was about estoppel & waiver - the Commonwealth had a strong case about time limits & whether it owed a duty of care to members of the armed forces. The Commonwealth had decided, for mostly political reasons, not to run either of these defences. The issue before the High Court was whether the Commonwealth could change its defence part way through & the High Court said no. There is no subsequent decision on damages, which strongly suggests the parties agreed on the Commonwealth paying damages. That said the article doesn't do a great job of explaining that, so I will try & find some time to improve it. Find bruce (talk) 04:47, 10 March 2018 (UTC)