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Burleigh Connect One Pty Ltd v 6E1 Pty Ltd & Ors [2026] QSC 170

17-7-26 / Matthew Jones KC — Contract, Land Law & Property, Commercial Equity

Matthew Jones KC (leading J Dudley) appeared for the defendants, instructed by Cowen Schwarz Marschke Lawyers. The proceedings arose from a dispute over the sale of development land, later developed as a Tesla dealership. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants had agreed to assume liability for significant holding costs and related…

Wilkie v Judd & Anor [2026] QSC 54

1-5-26 / Anthony Messina — Land Law & Property

Anthony Messina appeared for the applicant, instructed by Thomson Geer. This case concerns a dispute between the owners of two adjoining residential properties, in circumstances where several structures used by the applicant encroach onto the respondents’ adjoining property. The applicant sought orders for the conveyance of the land subject to…

Philip Usher Constructions Pty Ltd v Cross River Rail Delivery Authority & Anor [2026] QLAC 1

13-4-26 / Rob Anderson KC — Land Law & Property

Rob Anderson KC (leading JS Brien) represented the first respondent, instructed by Ashurst. The appellant appealed a decision of the Land Court that held they did not have a right to compensation for the resumption of specified land for the Cross River Rail. The appellant sought to set aside the…

Moreton Bay Regional Council v Genamson Holdings Pty Ltd [no 2] [2026] QCA 37

10-3-26 / Rob Anderson KC — Appellate, Land Law & Property

Rob Anderson KC with Will Macintosh appeared for the respondent instructed by HWL Ebsworth Lawyers. This judgment concerns the costs of an order on 20 February 2026 that dealt with the merits of the appeal and allowed the parties an opportunity to make written submissions as to costs of the…

Moreton Bay Regional Council v Genamson Holdings Pty Ltd [2026] QCA 23

20-2-26 / Rob Anderson KC — Land Law & Property

Rob Anderson KC (leading W D J Macintosh) represented the respondent, instructed by HWL Ebsworth Lawyers. In summary, this was an application for leave to appeal against a decision of the Land Appeal Court concerning the operation of s 16 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 (Qld). In particular,…