26-8-22 / Christopher Johnstone — Contract
Christopher Johnstone (with B O'Donnell QC) appeared for the plaintiff and the defendant by counterclaim, instructed by Russells. The judgment is published here.
29-1-21 / Christopher Johnstone, Mark Eade — Contract
Where a property developer and consultant had agreed in a written contract to the calculation of an additional fee in circumstances where sales of lots within a development exceeded agreed sales projections but where the developer had, as was its right, developed the stages in a manner different to that…
16-4-19 / Christopher Johnstone — Contract, Corporations
The applicants filed an originating application seeking relief against the respondents. The respondents were former employees of either the first or second applicant. The applicants sought the following relief against the respondents: injunctive relief against the respondents, declarations, orders regarding damages, equitable compensation, compensation pursuant to s 1317H of the…
19-10-18 / Christopher Johnstone, Bianca Kabel, Sean Russell — Land Law & Property, Contract
The matter arose from a contract of sale for a commercial property for $81,200,00. The dispute was over the obligation to pay “the balance of the Purchase Price” on the settlement date and a special contractual condition provided that the seller must pay to the buyer, by way of an…
10-8-18 / Christopher Johnstone, Matthew Doyle — Appellate, Commercial Equity, Contract, International
An appeal against the decision of Commissioner Mildren, sitting as a Justice of the High Court of the Solomon Islands, ordering specific performance of a joint venture contract for the development of a major shopping complex in Honiara. Christopher Johnstone and Matthew Doyle appeared for the successful respondents in the…
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