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…
An application by the plaintiff for summary judgment. The plaintiff claimed money owing from the defendant pursuant to a deed of amendment of settlement and release. The District Court dealt with issues relating to its jurisdiction where there is a claim for interest under a settlement agreement. Sean Russell appeared…
Coast Corp Pacific Pty Ltd v Stockland Development Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 305
17-12-18 / David Chesterman KC, Sean Russell — Contract, Land Law & Property
In this matter the plaintiff purchased land and entered in to a contract with the defendant whereby the contract provided that defendant was to construct stormwater discharge points. The contract provided that upon construction of the discharge points the plaintiff would be entitled to discharge stormwater through “future stormwater retention basin and…
19-10-18 / Christopher Johnstone KC, Bianca Kabel, Sean Russell — Land Law & Property, Contract
The matter arose from a contract of sale for a commercial property for $81,200,00. The dispute was over the obligation to pay “the balance of the Purchase Price” on the settlement date and a special contractual condition provided that the seller must pay to the buyer, by way of an…
