Sanderson & Anor v Bank of Queensland Limited

• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Civil proceedings
  3. › Parties and representation
  4. › Unrepresented litigants
  5. › Whether court may order funded legal representation or dismiss proceedings for lack of equality of arms
  6. › Whether Dietrich principle extends to civil proceedings
• 1. Practice and Procedure
  2. › Fair trial
  3. › Civil proceedings
  4. › Duty of court to ensure fair trial for unrepresented litigants
  5. › Whether lack of legal representation alone constitutes denial of procedural fairness
• 1. International Law
  2. › International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
  3. › Article 14
  4. › Equality of arms principle
  5. › Whether ICCPR creates enforceable rights in Australian domestic law
  6. › Whether equality of arms principle applies in civil proceedings
• 1. Appeal
  2. › Leave to appeal
  3. › Interlocutory judgment
  4. › Whether proposed appeal has arguable merit
  5. › District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld), s 118(3)

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