1-3-23 / Mei Barnes — Native Title & Cultural Heritage
The Applicant sought an extension of time and judicial review of a decision by a delegate of the Native Title Tribunal not to register the Applicant’s claim. The State of Queensland was the second respondent. The State resisted the application on the basis that the claim did not satisfy the…
28-2-23 / Mei Barnes — Class Actions
This appeal concerned a class action commenced under Part 13A of the Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld). The plaintiffs sought damages for pure economic loss caused by the defendants’ allegedly negligent production of sorghum seeds. The plaintiffs failed at trial on the basis that no duty of care was owed.…
21-12-21 / Stewart Webster, Mei Barnes — Corporations
In this oppression case in the Federal Court of Australia, a shareholder and investor in a coffee wholesaling business sought and obtained orders to be bought out at a favourable valuation. The plaintiff succeeded in establishing that it had been unfairly excluded from management, unfairly deprived of relevant information concerning…
16-12-21 / Mei Barnes — Native Title & Cultural Heritage
Mei Barnes (with A Olsen) appeared for the First Respondent, instructed by Crown Law. The judgment is published here.
7-12-21 / Stewart Webster, Mei Barnes — Corporations
Stewart Webster and Mei Barnes appeared for the Plaintiff, instructed by Holding Redlich. The judgment is published here.
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