Nerang Subdivision Pty Ltd v Hutson [2024] QCA 174
17-9-24 / Damian Clothier KC, Michael May — Contract, Land Law & Property, Tax
Nerang Subdivision Pty Ltd v Hutson [2024] QCA 174 involved a dispute between a property developer and the owner of land regarding the application of a GST gross-up clause in a development deed. The issue concerned whether the amount to be paid to the owner on the sale of lots…
Golden Vision Gold Coast Pty Ltd v Orchid Avenue Pty Ltd & Anor [2022] QSC 49
7-4-22 / Michael May — Contract, Land Law & Property
This proceeding concerns a claim for almost $6 million in damages and compensation. The plaintiffs assert that the defendants made false or misleading representations to it and that certain conduct of the defendants meant that it was not able to effectively manage and operate the shopping centre in Cavill Lane…
7-12-21 / Michael May, Sean Russell — Arbitration, Land Law & Property
An application to determine whether a dispute, the subject of a proceeding in the Supreme Court, should be allowed to continue and whether directions should be made, or whether the proceedings should be stayed and the dispute determined by an expert pursuant to a contractual provision providing for alternate dispute…
DA Staal Property Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] QSC 216
26-8-21 / Michael May — Land Law & Property, Arbitration
In this proceeding, the landlord of a Centrelink building in Berserker, Rockhampton sought a declaration that an expert market rent review was invalid because it did not comply with the requirements of the lease. The lease required the valuer to take into account market rents ‘of comparable premises in the…
Nerang Subdivision Pty Ltd v Hutson [2020] QSC 225
28-7-20 / Shane Doyle KC, Michael May — Tax, Land Law & Property
A dispute about whether the Court should grant declaratory relief about the impact of GST on the distribution of sale proceeds between a developer and owner under a waterfall distribution clause in a property development deed. Shane Doyle QC and Michael May appeared successfully for the respondent, instructed by Cooper…
