3-9-25 / David Chesterman KC — Contract, Corporations
David Chesterman KC (with Mr J C Peters) represented the respondents, instructed by Russells. The primary issues considered were whether leave should be granted to appeal a default judgment entered under r 5.25 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth), following repeated noncompliance with court orders including a request for…
13-5-25 / David Chesterman KC, Lucinda Brabazon — Building & Construction, Corporations
David Chesterman KC and Lucinda Brabazon (instructed by Russells) were successful in a strike out application for the Defendant, Hutchinson Builders. The Defendant sought to strike out Part VIII of the Plaintiff’s statement of claim (which contained allegations of fraud, unlawful conspiracy and misleading or deceptive conduct) on the basis…
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Industrial Union of Employees, Queensland v Queensland Master Builders Association, Industrial Organisation of Employees, in the matter of BUSS (Queensland) Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 283
24-3-22 / David Chesterman KC — Corporations
Proceedings concerning the appointment of directors to an industry superannuation fund where the members were in dispute about the appointments. David Chesterman (with M D Martin QC) appeared for the First Defendant, instructed by D&D Law. The judgment is published here.
GPS Power Pty Ltd & Ors v CS Energy Ltd [2018] QSC 294
10-12-18 / David Chesterman KC — Contract, Corporations
CS Energy Ltd is a party to a contract with various other parties known as the Participants. A number of disputes had arisen between the parties about the operation of the contract, which were to be resolved by the proper construction of a number of its provisions. The parties sought…
A matter in which administrators appointed to numerous individual companies operating as a larger corporate group sought directions and other relief from the Court on certain issues affecting the administration. Directions were sought under s 447D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as to whether the administrators were justified and acting properly and reasonably…
