Contract — Validity — Restraint of trade — Company — Articles of association — Control over business of shareholders — Reasonableness of restrictions — Whether company a trade union — Trade Unions Act 1928 (No. 3788), secs. 3, 6.

Executors — Appointment as directors of company in which testator had large shareholding — Receipt of remuneration as directors — Whether held for benefit of testator's estate — Conflict of interest and duty — Trustee Companies Act 1928 (No. 3793), sec. 17.

National Security — Landlord and tenant — Recovery of possession of premises — Exchange of houses by tenants — Whether binding on landlord — National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations — National Security Act 1939-1943 (No. 15 of 1939 — No. 38 of 1943).

Transfer of land — Mortgage — Possession of mortgaged premises — Action for — Right of second mortgagee to bring — Transfer of Land Act 1928 (No. 3791), sec. 151.

Work and labour — Claim on quantum meruit — Defence that work negligently done — Onus on plaintiff to establish work done in a skilful manner.

Criminal law — Committal for trial of accused — Under seventeen years at time of offence — Over age of seventeen at time of committal — Jurisdiction of Supreme Court to deal with accused.

Medical practitioner — Removal from register — "Infamous conduct in a professional respect" — Inquiry as to — Notice of inquiry — "Reason" for proposed removal — Meaning — Whether negligence infamous conduct in professional respect — Medical Act 1928 (No. 3730), sec. 7 — Medical Act 1933 (No. 4131), sec. 4.

National security — Landlord and tenant — Expiration of term of lease — Holding over by tenant — Against landlord's will — National Security Regulations — Whether relationship of lessor and lessee within meaning of — National Security Act 1939-1943 — National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations, reg. 15.

Workers' compensation — Injury to worker — Notice of intention to claim compensation — Commencement of action for damages for negligence — Stay of proceedings — Pending election of remedies by worker — Workers' Compensation Act 1928 (No. 3806), sec. 5 (2) (b).

Transport regulation — Commercial goods vehicle — Renewal of licence — Licence for a longer period than one year — Review of decision of Transport Regulation Board by Governor in Council — Governor in Council not exercising power to review — Transport Regulation Act 1933 (No. 4198), secs. 31, 37 — Transport Regulation Act 1935 (No. 4298), sec. 4.

Public Service — Transfer of officers — Classification and emoluments of transferred officers — Return by Public Service Commissioner — Whether classification finally determined by — Public Service (Transfer of Officers) Act 1937 (No. 4511), secs. 3, 4.

National security — Landlord and tenant — Decision of Judge of Supreme Court under National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations — Whether appeal lies therefrom to Full Court — Judiciary Act 1903-1944, sec. 39 (2) (a).

Company — Trusts — Shares held by trust estate — Joint holding — Right to split into three joint holdings — Names in different order — Alteration of register.

Divorce — Domicil — Soldier sent to another State — Intention formed to reside there after discharge from army — Establishment of home there for wife — Residence at home when on leave — Acquisition of domicil of choice.

National security — Landlord and tenant — Recovery of possession of premises — Premises reasonably required by lessor for personal occupation — Particulars — National Security Act 1939-1943 — National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations, cl. 15.

Administration and probate — Inquiries as to next of kin — Reference to chief clerk — Form of order where inquiries previously made.

Justices — Information — Trifling offence — Dismissal — Form of entry of dismissal in register — Estoppel — Whether proceedings ended in defendant's favour — Right of defendant to sue for malicious prosecution or false imprisonment — Justices Act 1928 (No. 3708), sec. 72 — Police Offences Act 1928 (No. 3749), sec. 199.

Divorce — Desertion — While period of desertion running respondent interned as enemy alien — Whether period interrupted.

Administration and Probate — Will — Appointment of general executors — Testator a trustee of an estate — Separate appointment of executors of the trust estate — Form of grant of probate.

General Sessions — Appeal from conviction by Court of Petty Sessions — Appellant absent, but represented — Justices Act 1928 (No. 3708), sec. 137 — Justices Act 1938 (No. 4572), sec. 4.

Criminal law — Evidence — Character of accused — Cross-examination as to — Imputations against character of prosecution witness — Crimes Act 1928 (No. 3664), sec. 432.

National Security — Landlord and tenant — Parol lease of residential business premises — Consent of Treasurer not previously given thereto — Invalidity — Creation of interests in land by parol — Whether lease "a lease taking effect in possession" — Property Law Act 1928 (No. 3754), secs. 53 (1) (a), 54 (2) — National Security Act 1939-1943 (No. 15 of 1939 — No. 38 of 1943) — National Security (Economic Organisation) Regulations, Pt. III A.

National Security — Prices regulation — Order fixing maximum price — Sale of furniture — Agreement for sale prior to order — Delivery thereafter — Sale in excess of maximum price under order — Whether offence — National Security Act 1939-1943 — National Security (Prices) Regulations (No. 176 of 1940).

Police offences — Behaving in offensive manner — In public place — Man dressed as woman in public street — At night — Whether offence committed — Police Offences Act 1928 (No. 3749), sec. 25.

Insurance — Life insurance policy — Pounds sterling — Contract made in Australia — To pay in Australia or New York — Currency — Payment in Australian currency.

National Security — Landlord and tenant — Recovery of possession of premises — Hardship — Parties to action — Lease or licence — Sub-lease or assignment — National Security Act 1939-1943 — National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations.

National Security — Landlord and tenant — Recovery of possession of premises — Mortgage — Action by mortgagor for possession — Whether consent of mortgagee thereto necessary — Plaintiff requiring part of premises only — Hardship — Transfer of Land Act 1928 (No. 3791), secs. 156, 157 — National Security Act 1939-1943 — National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations.

Practice — Default of appearance — Order for trial — Rules of Supreme Court, 1938, Order XIII.

National Security — Evidence — Admissions — Accused required to answer questions — Oral answers inadmissible in evidence — Answers taken down in writing and signed by accused — Whether writing admissible in evidence — National Security Act 1939-1943 — National Security (Evidence) Regulations, reg. 19 — National Security (Rationing) Regulations, reg. 21.

Administration and probate — Practice — Executors seeking probate of earlier will — Later will allegedly invalid — Notice to beneficiary under later will — Directions for trial of issue of validity of such will.

Company — Defunct company — Restoration to register after being struck off under repealed Act — Companies Act 1938 (No. 4602), sec. 295 (6).

Administration and Probate — Executor's Commission — Trustee company's right to commission on income — Meaning of "income" — Trustee Companies Act 1928 (No. 3793), sec. 17.

Justices — Evidence — Order to review — Proof of conviction — Minute of conviction not exhibited on affidavit — Leave to file further affidavit — Justices Act 1928 (No. 3708), sec. 150.

Divorce — Collusion — Petition tainted by collusion — Cross-petition — Whether hearing of cross-petition should proceed.

Conflict of laws — Mortgages on real estate — Movables or immovables.

Local Government — Building by-law — Reference to regulation made by council — By-law printed in Government Gazette — Regulation not set out at length — Whether by-law published — Local Government Act 1890 (No. 1112), sec. 204.

Divorce — Desertion — Three years and upwards — Whether statutory period complete — Marriage Act 1928 (No. 3726), s. 75 (a).

Libel — Interrogatories — Juror alleging newspaper article meant he had not performed his duty — Defence of fair comment — Interrogatories as to plaintiff's belief in evidence heard by him as a juror — Relevancy.

Administration and probate — Maintenance — Order for support of children — Arrears owing at death of defendant — Whether a debt or liability executor under a duty to pay.

Factories and shops — Refusal by wages board to deal with dispute — Jurisdiction — Whether such refusal infringed "any legal or equitable right" depending on the construction of a statute — Rules of Supreme Court 1938, Order LIV (A), r. 2 — Factories and Shops Act 1928 (No. 3677), sec. 147 — Factories and Shops Act 1936 (No. 4461), sec. 5.

Administration and probate — Will — Beneficiary signing as witness — Share undisposed of — Closer settlement lease — Purchase money owing to establish freehold right — Whether testator's real estate or undisposed of part of testator's estate primarily liable for balance of purchase money — Intestacy — Division between widow and daughter — Whether daughter liable to bring share in testator's estate into hotchpot — Probate and Estate duty — Fund from which payable — Meaning of "residue" — Administration and Probate Act 1928 (No. 3632), secs. 34, 35, 47 (1)(f), 48 (a), 163 — Closer Settlement Act 1938 (No. 4597), secs. 22, 23, Second Schedule — Estate Duty Assessment Act 1914-1944, sec. 35 et seq.

National Security — Landlord and Tenant — Recovery of possession of premises — Required for personal occupation — Defendant a "protected person" — Reasonably suitable alternative accommodation — Whether "less congenial" than the premises occupied — Meaning of "congenial" — National Security Act 1939-1943 — National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations — National Security (War Service Moratorium) Regulations.

National Security — Landlord and tenant — Recovery of possession of premises — Statement of claim — No allegation of compliance with National Security regulations — Whether statement of claim should be struck out.

Criminal Law — Evidence — Cross-examination of accused — Name of accused — Whether accused can be asked if his name is other than that given by him in the witness box.

Money paid — Crown — Water — Rates — Exemption — Property in occupation of Crown — Crown in right of Commonwealth — Payment under duress — Threat to cut off water supply — Right to recover payments made in respect of rates and of excess water — Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Act 1928 (No. 3731), secs. 72, 213.

National Security — Person other than manufacturer or distributor acquiring tyre — Onus of proof as to being or not being a manufacturer or distributor — Whether on informant or defendant — Time limit for prosecution — National Security Act 1939-1943, sec. 10 — Crimes Act 1914-1941, secs. 14, 21.

Criminal law — Drunkenness — Rape — Intent — Direction to jury.

Local Government — Street construction — Road on Crown land — Whether road formed means of back access to or drainage from premises abutting thereon — Liability to contribute — Local Government Act 1928 (No. 3720), sec. 574 (1).

Will — Trust — Ultimate residue — Gift of to executor and trustee "to be disposed of by him as he thinks best" — Whether gift or trust — Creation of trust — Trust void for uncertainty — Property Law Act 1928 (No. 3754), sec. 131.

Executors and administrators — Estate comprising business and real estate — Management and control by one only — Right of others to inspect documents, vouchers, etc., relating to administration — Whether same right possessed by beneficiary — Inspection by auditor — Form of order.

Medical practitioner — Removal from register — "Infamous conduct in a professional respect" — Meaning — Appeal from decision of Medical Board — Nature of appeal — Medical Act 1933 (No. 4131), secs. 4, 9.