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Posted: 01 June 2009
Was there a case for ordering contribution? Held: The equity to seek contribution arises because the exercise of the rights of the obligee or creditor ought not to disadvantage some of those bearing a common burden; the equity does not arise merely because all the obligors derive a benefit from a payment by one or more of them: Friend v Brooker [2009] HCA 21 (28 May 2009)
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