21-6-22 / Michael Hodge QC — Corporations, Contract
ICRA Rolleston Pty Ltd (ICRA), Rolleston Coal Holdings Pty Ltd (Rolleston) and Sumisho Coal Australia Pty Ltd (Sumisho) were parties to a joint venture agreement under which they owned and operated a coal mine in Queensland. Rolleston appointed the respondents as receivers to ICRA pursuant to its rights under a…
17-6-22 / Scott McLeod QC — Judicial Review & Administrative, Employment & Industrial
The appellant, The University of Queensland (the University), was the employer of a worker, Chantal Nicholson, who applied for workers’ compensation pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the Workers’ Compensation Act). Ms Nicholson’s application was rejected by the University but allowed by the Workers’ Compensation Regulator (the…
14-6-22 / Rob Anderson QC — Planning & Environment
The subject land contained a service station, a drive-through fast-food outlet and a car park, constructed pursuant to a development permit for warehouse, low impact industry and medium impact industry uses. The Co-respondent sought a development permit for a material change of use to part of an existing building for…
13-6-22 / Michael Hodge QC — Corporations
An application for the joinder of the law firm acting for the plaintiffs in this proceeding for an order that the lawyers for the plaintiffs be joined as an interested person to the proceeding pursuant to r 2.13(1) Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth). Michael Hodge QC appeared for the Fifth Interested Person, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth.…
10-6-22 / Scott McLeod QC — Judicial Review & Administrative
An application was brought by the appellant, a police officer with the Queensland Police Service, for a statutory order of review in respect of a decision of the first respondent determining that a professional development strategy would not be imposed pursuant to s 7.9(2) of the Police Service Administration Act…
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