Holman and Commissioner of Taxation (Taxation) [2020] AATA 1375
20-5-21 / Florence Chen — Tax
The Applicant sought a private ruling as to whether he operated a retail shop business in partnership with his ex-wife and filed a tax return claiming 80% of the losses of the partnership. The Respondent issued a private ruling and determined that the Applicant was not operating the business in…
18-5-21 / Michael Hodge KC — Corporations, Contract
The Applicant made an application for an order pursuant to section 1303 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), to compel the Respondents to make a contract of sale available for inspection and copying. The Applicant asserted that the Respondents had contravened section 421(2) of the Act, as the Applicant is…
The Applicants applied for a declaration as to the construction of a term in the Contract, which related to the expert’s determination to value the Respondents’ interest in the joint venture, for the purposes of a buyout by the Applicants. The Applicants submitted that the Respondents’ interests should be valued…
LWB QLD SBB Limited v State of Queensland [2021] NSWSC 462
4-5-21 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Sophie Gibson — Commercial Equity, Contract
This case concerned the construction of a dispute resolution clause in an agreement for the undertaking of a "social benefit bond", to which the State of Queensland is a party. Against the background of a dispute which has arisen between the parties, the question for the New South Wales Supreme…
30-4-21 / Matthew Jones KC — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
In a proceeding placed on the Commercial List, the Statement of Claim had been struck out and leave had been refused to file an amended statement of claim, pursuant to Rule 376(4) of the UCPR. There being no pleading, and based on a finding that there was no likelihood of…
