Read the full judgment text of HCA 000749/1975 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 17 December 1975.
1. Mr. St. Clair Mackenzie, (I shall call him "the plaintiff"), is a commercial artist. He has been so now for 25 years. He is an Australian and until last year had spent his whole life in that continent. In the course of his career he has worked both on his own as a freelance artist and also in regular employment with various agencies. By all accounts he is a very skilful and talented artist. Just before he left Australia last year he was considering setting up business with a colleague who cou