State of Queensland (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) v Humane Society International (Australia) Inc [2019] FCA 534
16-4-19 / Matthew Hickey — Appellate, Judicial Review & Administrative
In the Federal Court of Australia, Logan J granted a stay of a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, by which it had varied the conditions of a permit, which the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority had granted to the State of Queensland. The Tribunal's decision prevented the state…
12-4-19 / Nicholas Andreatidis QC, Anthony Messina, Jason Mitchenson — Contract
The plaintiffs (as mortgagee) sued the defendants (as mortgagor) for principal and interest owing under two registered mortgages. The plaintiffs also sued for possession of the mortgaged land to exercise a power of sale. The claim was defended and a counterclaim brought on the grounds that the limitations period had…
Further proceedings concerning ASX listed property development company Sunland Group Limited, establishing its continuing right to rely on a Preliminary Approval as determining the amount of infrastructure contributions and credits payable for a major development project at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast. Shane Doyle QC and Stewart Webster appeared…
The Humane Society International, an environmental interest group, challenged the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's decision to permit the Department of Agriculture & Fisheries (Qld) to conduct a shark control program in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Although the Administrative Appeals Tribunal varied the Authority's decision, it permitted…
29-3-19 / Shane Doyle QC, Samuel McCarthy — Professional Negligence
In the action the plaintiff sues her former solicitors for alleged professional negligence in the performance of retainers concerning her late husband’s will. The first defendant sought relief in respect of pleading deficiencies in the statement of claim. Shane Doyle QC and Samuel McCarthy appeared on behalf of the Second…
