Case examples

This section provides some Australian examples of where strategic litigationCourt proceedings in civil matters (q.v.). A litigant is one of the opposing parties (q.v.) in a civil proceeding. More has been used successfully. 

The cases explained here include: 

• Eatock v Bolt 2011 (racial discrimination)
• Re Kelvin 2017 (transgender rights)
• Roach v Electoral Commissioner 2007 (voting rights)

Another important case was Haile-Michael v Konstantindis – launched by Felmington Kensington Community Legal Centre – where six young African Australians challenged Victoria Police’s practices on grounds of racial discrimination. It was a landmark case that ended in settlement through the Federal Court. This case and institutional racial profiling by police against African-Australians in Flemington has been researched and written up in article – you can find the article here: Litigating racial profiling: examining the evidence for institutional racial profiling by police against African-Australians in Flemington, Victoria

More information on this case can also be found here.