13-8-20 / Shane Doyle QC, Roger Traves QC — Professional Negligence, Appellate
Supreme Court of Queensland proceedings were commenced on Ms Masson's behalf by her litigation guardian claiming damages in negligence against the State of Queensland ("the State") as the provider of ambulance services under the name Queensland Ambulance Service ("QAS"). It was alleged that the ambulance officers' failure to promptly administer…
30-7-20 / Matthew Hickey — Appellate, Insurance, Professional Negligence
An appeal from a decision in which the appellant's claim for medical negligence against a doctor and a hospital (arising from in-hospital treatment of the appellant, an 80 year old woman, who had suffered a stroke) had been dismissed at first instance. The appellant unsuccessfully sought to adduce further evidence…
This appeal to the Full Federal Court concerned whether a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) should be terminated as contrary to the interests of creditors under s.445D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The primary judge had determined that the DOCA should not be terminated. On appeal, the appellants contended…
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v King [2020] HCA 4
11-3-20 / Bianca Kabel — Corporations, Appellate
An appeal concerning the proper construction of the definition of “officer” in s 9 of the Corporations Act and, in particular, the phrase “capacity to affect significantly the corporation’s financial standing” in s 9(b)(ii) of the Act. Bianca Kabel (with D F Jackson) appeared for the first respondent, instructed by…
20-2-20 / Stewart Webster — Appellate, Land Law & Property
This appeal concerned the removal of a caveat over a property to subject of a claim for a constructive trust and directions given under s 96 of the Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) to the trustee/defendant about mortgaging that property and the use of funds to defend the primary proceeding. The…
