Matters granted special leave and set down for argument before the Full Court — what each is about, and when it's listed.
Whether a trial judge must alert a self-represented litigant to the availability of a certificate of conviction as evidence to prove criminal offences, and whether an appellate court can reassess damages based on evidence that was never actually presented at trial.
Whether exemptions from stamp duty apply to a property transfer to a company as part of a family law property settlement, and whether federal family law legislation can validly override state stamp duty laws.
Whether a sentencing judge must find "exceptional circumstances" before considering family hardship as a relevant factor in sentencing under Victorian law.
Whether Bitcoin constitutes property capable of being stolen under the Crimes Act 1958, or whether it is merely information lacking the legal characteristics of property.
Whether a trial judge was required to direct a jury on self-defence when the evidence did not suggest a reasonable possibility that the person who carried out the murder believed it was necessary to use lethal force to protect themselves from death or serious injury.
The High Court will consider whether a trial judge's failure to re-administer a separation oath to jurors immediately before they begin deliberations, rather than only at the start of the trial, constitutes a fundamental irregularity that invalidates a rape conviction under Victorian law.