James Green appeared for the plaintiff/applicant, instructed by Cooper Grace Ward. Bianca Kabel appeared for the defendant/respondent, instructed by Allens. The plaintiff applied for six categories of further disclosure under r223(1) of the UCPR, in a case concerning whether a lease of premises had been unlawfully terminated. The court granted…
Mining Standards International Pty Ltd v Atlantic Nickel Mineracao Ltda (No 2) [2024] FCA 666
24-6-24 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Matthew Doyle, Bianca Kabel — Banking, Corporations, International, Resources & Energy
Matthew Doyle (led by Mr M Stewart KC and leading Mr T Jackson) appeared for the Applicant and the First and Second Cross-Respondents, instructed by Russells. Matthew Hickey OAM (led by Mr P Collinson KC) appeared for the Respondent and the Cross-Claimant, instructed by Allens and King & Wood Mallesons.…
These were further applications in the matter of Equititrust Limited v Tucker and Others, in which the defendants sought further security for costs. The matters of form and quantum of the security to be ordered were in dispute between the parties. On the Fifth and Sixth Defendants' application, Bond J…
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…
This was an application for summary judgment brought under rule 292 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, and an application for costs thrown away by amendments made to the plaintiff’s statement of claim. The proceedings arose in the context of a trustee’s right of recoupment against a new trustee, and…
