Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi 1

[2024] HCA 47

High Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

11th December, 2024

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
Raymond Elzain v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation	[2024] HCASJ 45	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Dec 2024	AustLII		1

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Supreme Court Act 1933 (ACT)	s37N
(Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2019 (Cth)
Australia Act 1976 (Cth)	s27, s30AI
Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)	s64
National Health Act 1953 (Cth)
Therapeutic Goods (Cth)
High Court Rules 2004 (Cth)
(Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2007 (Cth)
Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW)	s44
Supreme Court Act 1979 (NT)	s51
Supreme Court of Queensland (Qld)	s29
Supreme Court Civil (Tas)	s46

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd	[2024] HCA 17; (2024) 98 ALJR 719	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 May 2024	AustLII	20
Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority v Director of National Parks	[2024] HCA 16; (2024) 98 ALJR 655	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 May 2024	AustLII	5
Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd	(2024) 418 ALR 304		Australia	circa 2024	LexisNexis AU	3
Alexander v South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP	(2024) 144 SCt 1221		United States	circa 2024	Westlaw	1
"The origin of the usual undertaking as to damages when obtaining interlocutory injunctive relief"	(2024) 17 Journal of Equity 211	Journal of Equity	Australia	circa 2024	LexisNexis AU	1
Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi (Formerly Sanofi-Aventis)	[2023] HCATrans 184	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Dec 2023	AustLII	1
Commonwealth v Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis)	[2023] FCAFC 97; (2023) 411 ALR 315	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Jun 2023	AustLII	3
Commonwealth v Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis)	(2023) 174 IPR 66			circa 2023	LexisNexis AU	1
Kozarov v Victoria	[2022] HCA 12; (2022) 273 CLR 115; (2022) 399 ALR 573; (2022) 96 ALJR 405	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Apr 2022	AustLII	29
FII Group Litigation v HMRC	[2022] AC 1		United Kingdom	circa 2022	LexisNexis / Westlaw	10
Re Golding	[2020] HCA 38; (2020) 384 ALR 204; (2020) 94 ALJR 1014	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Oct 2020	AustLII	21
Commonwealth v Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis) [No 5]	[2020] FCA 543; (2020) 151 IPR 237	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Apr 2020	AustLII	6
Pell v R	376 ALR 478; 94 ALJR 394; 268 CLR 123; [2020] HCA 12	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2020	AustLII	632
Bostock v Clayton County, Georgia	(2020) 140 SCt 1731		United States	circa 2020	Westlaw	2
Fennell v R	[2019] HCA 37; (2019) 373 ALR 433; (2019) 93 ALJR 1219	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Nov 2019	AustLII	76
Notting Hill Finance Ltd v Sheikh	[2019] EWCA Civ 1337; [2019] 4 WLR 146	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	25 Jul 2019	BAILII	49
Flowers v Mississippi	(2019) 139 SCt 2228		United States	circa 2019	Westlaw	1
Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth	[2018] FCA 1556; (2018) 136 IPR 8	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Oct 2018	AustLII	20
Cooper v Harris	(2017) 137 SCt 1455		United States	circa 2017	Westlaw	1
Quebec (Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions) v Jodoin	[2017] 1 SCR 478			circa 2017		1
Applications) v Commonwealth of Australia	[2016] HCASL 99	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 May 2016	AustLII	1
Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis) v The Commonwealth	[2016] HCASL 98	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 May 2016	AustLII	1
Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi (Formerly Sanofi-Aventis); Commonwealth v Wyeth	[2015] FCAFC 172; (2015) 237 FCR 483; (2015) 329 ALR 277; (2015) 116 IPR 21	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 2015	AustLII	9
Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board	[2015] UKSC 11; [2015] AC 1430	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	circa 2015	BAILII	114
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc v Sandoz, Inc	(2015) 574 US 318	United States Supreme Court	United States	circa 2015	Westlaw	1
"Appellate review of the facts"	(2014) 39 Australian Bar Review 132	Australian Bar Review	Australia	circa 2014	LexisNexis AU	4
Re b	[2013] UKSC 33; [2013] 3 All ER 929; [2013] 1 WLR 1911	United Kingdom Supreme Court	United Kingdom	12 Jun 2013	BAILII	732
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar	(2012) 247 CLR 345		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2012	Legal Online / Westlaw	266
European Bank Ltd v Robb Evans of Robb Evans & Associates	[2010] HCA 6; (2010) 240 CLR 432; (2010) 264 ALR 1; (2010) 84 ALJR 239	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Mar 2010	AustLII	102
Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis	[2009] FCAFC 134; (2009) 82 IPR 416	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 Sep 2009	AustLII	40
Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis	[2008] FCA 1194; (2008) 78 IPR 485	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Aug 2008	AustLII	85
MW v Director-General, Department of Community Services	[2008] HCA 12; (2008) 244 ALR 205; (2008) 82 ALJR 629; (2008) 39 Fam LR 1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Mar 2008	AustLII	103
GenRx Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis	[2007] FCA 1485; (2007) 73 IPR 502	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Sep 2007	AustLII	14
New South Wales v Fahy	[2007] HCA 20; (2007) 232 CLR 486; (2007) 236 ALR 406; (2007) 81 ALJR 1021; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-889; (2007) 4 DDCR 459	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 May 2007	AustLII	275
Roach v Electoral Commissioner	[2007] HCA 43; (2007) 233 CLR 162; 239 ALR 1	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2007	AustLII	526
Nominal Defendant v GLG Australia Pty Ltd	[2006] HCA 11; (2006) 228 CLR 529; (2006) 225 ALR 643; (2006) 80 ALJR 688; (2006) 45 MVR 133; [2006] Aust Torts Reports 81-837; (2006) 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-689	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Apr 2006	AustLII	169
Fingleton v R	[2005] HCA 34; (2005) 227 CLR 166; (2005) 216 ALR 474; (2005) 79 ALJR 1250; (2005) 153 A Crim R 503	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Jun 2005	AustLII	302
HL v Canada (Attorney General)	[2005] SCC 25; [2005] 1 SCR 401	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	29 Apr 2005	Supreme Court of Canada	16
D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid	[2005] HCA 12; (2005) 223 CLR 1; (2005) 214 ALR 92; (2005) 79 ALJR 755; [2005] Aust Torts Reports 81-784	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Mar 2005	AustLII	857
Expectation Pty Ltd v PRD Realty Pty Ltd	[2004] FCAFC 189; (2004) 140 FCR 17; (2004) 140 FLR 17; (2004) 209 ALR 568	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Jul 2004	AustLII	143
"Burdens and Standards in Civil Litigation"	(2003) 25 Sydney Law Review 165	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 2003	AustLII	28
Aktiebolaget Hassle v Alphapharm Pty Ltd	[2002] HCA 59; (2002) 212 CLR 411; (2002) 194 ALR 485; (2002) 56 IPR 129; (2002) 77 ALJR 398; [2003] AIPC 91-838	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Dec 2002	AustLII	566
Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan	[2002] HCA 54; (2002) 211 CLR 540; (2002) 194 ALR 337; (2002) 77 ALJR 183; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-681; (2002) 125 LGERA 1; (2002) 23 Leg Rep 2; 234 IPR 74	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Dec 2002	AustLII	688
Housen v Nikolaisen	[2002] 2 SCR 235; [2002] SCC 33	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	28 Mar 2002	Supreme Court of Canada	125
Assicurazioni Generali SpA v Arab Insurance Group	[2002] EWCA Civ 1642; [2003] Lloyds Rep IR 131; [2003] 1 WLR 577; [2002] 1 All ER (Comm) 140; [2002] All ER (D) 177	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2002	BAILII	338
St-Jean v Mercier	[2002] 1 SCR 491; [2002] SCC 15			circa 2002		6
Woods v Multi-Sport Holdings Pty Ltd	[2002] HCA 9; (2002) 208 CLR 460; (2002) 186 ALR 145; (2002) 76 ALJR 483; (2002) 23 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2002	AustLII	277
Liftronic Pty Ltd v Unver	[2001] HCA 24; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 May 2001	AustLII	203
Vetter v Lake Macquarie City Council	[2001] HCA 12; (2001) 202 CLR 439; (2001) 178 ALR 1; (2001) 75 ALJR 578; 32 MVR 289	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2001	AustLII	443
Modbury Triangle Shopping Centre Pty Ltd v Anzil	[2000] HCA 61; (2000) 205 CLR 254; (2000) 176 ALR 411; (2000) 75 ALJR 164; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 8; [2001] ANZ Conv R 92; [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-585	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Nov 2000	AustLII	473
Tanfern Ltd v Cameron-MacDonald	[2000] EWCA Civ 3023; [2000] 1 WLR 1311; [2000] 2 Costs LR 260; [2000] 2 All ER 801	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	12 May 2000	BAILII	181
[2000] 2 All Er 801	[2000] 2 All ER 801		United Kingdom	circa 2000	LexisNexis	11
Eastman v R	(2000) 203 CLR 1; (2000) 172 ALR 39; (2000) 21 Leg Rep 2		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2000	Legal Online / Westlaw	315
State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in liq)	[1999] HCA 3; (1999) 160 ALR 588; (1999) 73 ALJR 306; (1999) 2 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	9 Feb 1999	AustLII	1144
Bridgewater v Leahy	[1998] HCA 66; (1998) 194 CLR 457; (1998) 158 ALR 66; (1998) 72 ALJR 1525; (1998) 17 Leg Rep 21	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Oct 1998	AustLII	384
Patrick Stevedores Operations No 2 Pty Ltd v Maritime Union of Australia (No 3)	(1998) 195 CLR 1; (1998) 153 ALR 643; (1998) 27 ACSR 535; (1998) 79 IR 339; (1998) 16 ACLC 1041; (1998) 8 Leg Rep 2		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1998	Legal Online / Westlaw	671
Houghton v Immer (No 155) Pty Ltd	[1997] NSWSC 608; (1997) 44 NSWLR 46	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 Dec 1997	AustLII	187
Rae v International Insurance Brokers (Nelson Marlborough) Ltd	[1997] NZCA 671; [1998] 3 NZLR 190	Court of Appeal of New Zealand	New Zealand	11 Aug 1997	NZLII	289
Biogen Inc v Medeva plc	[1997] 1 RPC 1			circa 1997		18
Exxon Co , US A v Sofec, Inc	517 US 830; 135 L Ed 2d 113; 116 SCt 1813	United States Supreme Court	United States	10 Jun 1996	WorldLII	29
Owners of Ship “Shin Kobe Maru” v Empire Shipping Co Inc	[1994] HCA 5; (1994) 120 ALR 12; (1994) 68 ALJR 311	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1994	AustLII	28
Louth v Diprose	[1992] HCA 61; (1992) 175 CLR 621; (1992) 110 ALR 1; (1993) 67 ALJR 95; [1993] Aust Contract Reports 90-021; [1993] ANZ Conv R 214	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Dec 1992	AustLII	451
Hicks v C Constable	[1991] UKHL 9; [1992] 2 All ER 65; [1992] PIQR P433	House of Lords	United Kingdom	5 Mar 1992	BAILII	42
Ontario (Attorney General) v Bear Island Foundation	[1991] 2 SCR 570	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	15 Aug 1991	Supreme Court of Canada	11
Bropho v Western Australia	[1990] HCA 24; (1990) 171 CLR 1; (1990) 93 ALR 207; 64 ALJR 374	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Jun 1990	AustLII	679
Higgins v J & C M Smith (Whiteinch) Ltd	[1990] SC (HL) 63	House of Lords	United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1990		3
Mickelberg v R	[1989] HCA 35; (1989) 167 CLR 259; (1989) 86 ALR 321; 43 A Crim R 182; 63 ALJR 481	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jun 1989	AustLII	589
Bahr v Nicolay (No 2)	[1988] HCA 16; (1988) 164 CLR 604; 78 ALR 1; (1988) 62 ALJR 268	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Jun 1988	AustLII	544
Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher	[1988] HCA 7; (1988) 164 CLR 387; (1988) 76 ALR 513; (1988) 62 ALJR 110; [1988] ANZ Conv R 98	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1988	AustLII	1892
Goodman v Lukens Steel Co	482 US 656; 96 L Ed 2d 572; 107 SCt 2617	United States Supreme Court	United States	19 Jun 1987	WorldLII	165
Coulton v Holcombe	[1986] HCA 33; (1986) 162 CLR 1; 65 ALR 656; (1986) 60 ALJR 470	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Jun 1986	AustLII	1912
Anderson v City of Bessemer City	470 US 564; 84 L Ed 2d 518; 105 SCt 1504; 53 USLW 4314	United States Supreme Court	United States	19 Mar 1985	WorldLII	3297
Wollongong University v Metwally [No 2]	(1985) 59 ALJR 481		Australia	circa 1985		577
G v G	[1985] 2 All ER 225; [1985] 1 WLR 647		United Kingdom	circa 1985	LexisNexis	1
Commonwealth v Introvigne	[1982] HCA 40; (1982) 150 CLR 258; (1982) 41 ALR 577; (1982) 56 ALJR 749	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Aug 1982	AustLII	222
South Australia v Johnson	(1982) 42 ALR 161		Australia	circa 1982	LexisNexis AU	91
Air Express Ltd v Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd	[1981] HCA 75; (1981) 146 CLR 249; 26 ALR 427; 53 ALJR 766	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Feb 1981	AustLII	219
Fedorenko v United States	449 US 490; 66 L Ed 2d 686; 101 SCt 737; 66 L Ed 2	United States Supreme Court	United States	21 Jan 1981	WorldLII	84
Trans-Canada Shoe Ltd v Travelers Indemnity Co	[1976] 2 SCR 46			circa 1976		1
Payne v Parker	[1976] 1 NSWLR 191		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1976	LexisNexis AU	464
United States v Reliable Transfer Co	421 US 397; [1975] AMC 541; 44 L Ed 2d 251; 95 SCt 1708	United States Supreme Court	United States	19 May 1975	WorldLII	171
Berenyi v District Director, INS	385 US 630; 17 L Ed 2d 656; 87 SCt 666	United States Supreme Court	United States	23 Jan 1967	WorldLII	40
Purkess v Crittenden	[1965] HCA 34; (1965) 114 CLR 164; [1966] ALR 98; 39 ALJR 123	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Jul 1965	AustLII	932
Costello v United States	365 US 265; 5 L Ed 2d 551; 81 SCt 534; 5 L Ed 551	United States Supreme Court	United States	20 Feb 1961	WorldLII	188
Chaunt v United States	364 US 350; 5 L Ed 120; 5 L Ed 2d 120; 81 SCt 147	United States Supreme Court	United States	14 Nov 1960	WorldLII	57
Jones v Dunkel	[1959] HCA 8; (1959) 101 CLR 298; [1959] ALR 367; 32 ALJR 395; (1959) 18 CA 8	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Mar 1959	AustLII	7919
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Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd	[1950] HCA 35; (1950) 81 CLR 418; [1950] ALR 820	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 Sep 1950	AustLII	1113
Graver Tank & Mfg Co v Linde Air Products Co	336 US 271; 80 USPQ 451; 93 L Ed 672; 69 SCt 535; [1949] Dec Commr Pat 527	United States Supreme Court	United States	16 May 1949	WorldLII	205
Wilton v Farnworth	[1948] HCA 20; (1948) 76 CLR 646; [1948] 2 ALR 445	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	14 Sep 1948	AustLII	149
United States v United States Gypsum Co	333 US 364; 76 USPQ 430; 92 L Ed 2d 746; 92 L Ed 746; 68 SCt 525	United States Supreme Court	United States	5 Apr 1948	WorldLII	2969
Devi v Roy	[1946] AC 508		United Kingdom	circa 1946	LexisNexis / Westlaw	85
Baumgartner v United States	322 US 665; 88 L Ed 1525; 64 SCt 1240	United States Supreme Court	United States	12 Jun 1944	WorldLII	124
District of Columbia v Pace	320 US 698; 88 L Ed 408; 64 SCt 406	United States Supreme Court	United States	10 Jan 1944	WorldLII	25
"Review of Findings of Administrators, Judges and Juries: A Comparative Analysis"	(1944) 58 Harvard Law Review 70	Harvard Law Review	United States	circa 1944	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	19
Williams Mfg Co v United Shoe Machinery Corporation	316 US 364; 86 L Ed 1537; 62 SCt 1179	United States Supreme Court	United States	25 May 1942	WorldLII	34
Major v Bretherton	[1928] HCA 11; (1928) 41 CLR 62; 34 ALR 281	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Jun 1928	AustLII	22
In re B (A Child) (Care Proceedings: Threshold Criteria)	[2013] 1 WLR 1911		United Kingdom	circa 1911	LexisNexis / Westlaw	122
George Matthews Co v Bouchard	(1898) 28 SCR 580			circa 1898		1
Conqueror	166 US 110; 41 L Ed 937; 17 SCt 510	United States Supreme Court	United States	8 Mar 1897	WorldLII	67
S é n é sac v The Central Vermont Railway Co	(1896) 26 SCR 641			circa 1896		1
P Caland ' and Freight (Owners of The) v Glamorgan Steamship Co, the 'P Caland '	[1893] UKLawRpAC 4; [1893] AC 207		United Kingdom	27 Feb 1893	CommonLII	16
Connecticut Fire Insurance Co v Kavanagh	[1892] UKLawRpAC 39; [1892] AC 473		United Kingdom	30 Jul 1892	CommonLII	152
Hunt v Hunt	(1884) 54 LJCh 289; 1 TLR 149; 21 Ch D 421; 102 LT 877	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1884		86
Ex parte Hall; In re Wood	[1883] UKLawRpCh 125; (1883) 23 Ch D 644	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	24 May 1883	CommonLII	22
Bolton v London School Board	[1878] UKLawRpCh 89; 7 Ch D 766	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	28 Feb 1878	CommonLII	10
Blatch v Archer	[1774] EngR 2; (1774) 1 Cowp 63; 98 ER 969	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1774	CommonLII	827
Armory v Delamirie	[1722] EWHC KB J94; [1722] EWHC J94 (KB); [1558-1774] All ER 121; 93 ER 664	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	31 Jul 1722	BAILII	185
418 ALR 202	418 ALR 202		Australia	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	1
Bromley v R	416 ALR 570; (2023) 98 ALJR 84		Australia	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	2
224 ALR 205	224 ALR 205		Australia	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	1
156 Er 145	156 ER 145		United Kingdom		CommonLII	342
60 ALR 68	60 ALR 68		Australia		LexisNexis AU	718
Baffsky v Brewis	12 ALR 435; (1976) 51 ALJR 170		Australia	circa 1998	LexisNexis AU	12
Hadley v Baxendale	9 Exch 341; (1854) 2 WR 302; 23 LJEx 179; (1854) 23 LTOS 69	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom	circa 1998		1341

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