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Downer EDI Rail Pty Ltd v John Holland Queensland Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 310

7-11-25 / Bianca Kabel — Contract

Bianca Kabel (led by Tim Breakspear SC) appeared for John Holland Queensland Pty Ltd, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth. In summary, this proceeding concerned the interpretation of a dispute resolution clause. The clause provided that disputes were to be resolved by way of expert determination and set out the steps…

Northern SEQ Distributor-Retailer Authority t/a Unitywater v Monadelphous Engineering Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 253

7-10-25 / Sam McCarthy, Bianca Kabel — Contract, Planning & Environment

Sam McCarthy (with PL O’Shea KC) appeared for the plaintiff, instructed by the Lamont Project and Construction Lawyers. Bianca Kabel appeared for the first defendant, instructed by Ashurst Australia. The judgment concerned previous applications made by the plaintiff and first defendant regarding contentious amendments filed by the plaintiff. Both applications…

Tri-Star Petroleum Company & Ors v Australia Pacific LNG Pty Ltd (Formerly Oil Company of Australia Limited) & Anor [2023] QSC 83

28-4-23 / Bianca Kabel — Contract

By this application, the plaintiffs applied for the referral of two questions in the proceeding to a referee for inquiry and report pursuant to r 501 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld). The defendants successfully resisted those orders being made. Bianca Kabel (with M Johnston) appeared for the…

Denjim Pty Ltd v National Gold Pty Ltd; Denjim Pty Ltd v AU Gold Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] QSC 54

30-3-23 / Bianca Kabel — Contract

The underlying disputes concerned the termination of contracts concerned with the funding of gold mining and mining exploration. By their counterclaims, the defendants sought declarations for specific performance or alternatively for loss of opportunity. In this application, the second and third defendants by counterclaim brought applications for security for costs…

Santos Limited v Fluor Australia Pty Ltd & Anor (No 1) [2020] QSC 372

15-12-20 / Claire Schneider, Bianca Kabel — Contract

Claire Schneider appeared for the plaintiff, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Bianca Kabel (with G A Thompson QC and J Baartz) appeared for the defendants, instructed by Jones Day. The judgment is published here.

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