Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Judgment Date | 1966 |
| Neutral Citation | [1966] HCA 40,1966-0602 HCA D |
| Year | 1966 |
| Date | 1966 |
| Court | High Court |
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