Palmer Leisure Coolum Pty Ltd v Magistrates Court of Queensland & Ors; Palmer v Magistrates Court of Queensland & Ors [2022] QSC 227
16-11-22 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Salwa Marsh, Sarah Spottiswood — Corporations
The Plaintiffs sought in the Supreme Court a permanent stay of criminal prosecutions in the Magistrates Court regarding alleged breaches of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Criminal Code 1899 (Qld). The contended bases for that relief included that success in the prosecutions required propositions to be established which…
This was an application under the ‘slip rule’ seeking to correct an error in an order made by the Court of Appeal. The error arose from a mistake in the proper calculation of the amount owing by way of account upon dissolution of a partnership. Michael May appeared for the…
21-6-22 / Michael Hodge KC — Corporations, Contract
ICRA Rolleston Pty Ltd (ICRA), Rolleston Coal Holdings Pty Ltd (Rolleston) and Sumisho Coal Australia Pty Ltd (Sumisho) were parties to a joint venture agreement under which they owned and operated a coal mine in Queensland. Rolleston appointed the respondents as receivers to ICRA pursuant to its rights under a…
Park, in the matter of Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 2) [2022] FCA 705
13-6-22 / Michael Hodge KC — Corporations
An application for the joinder of the law firm acting for the plaintiffs in this proceeding for an order that the lawyers for the plaintiffs be joined as an interested person to the proceeding pursuant to r 2.13(1) Federal Court (Corporations) Rules 2000 (Cth). Michael Hodge QC appeared for the Fifth Interested Person, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth.…
