1-8-22 / Christopher Johnstone — International
Christopher Johnstone appeared for the applicant non-party, instructed by HopgoodGanim. The judgment is published here.
15-11-21 / Christopher Johnstone — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
This was an application by a liquidator under s 588FF(3)(b) of the Corporations Act 2001 for an extension of time (or what is sometimes called a ‘shelf order’) in which to bring proceedings under section 588FE. The respondents were potential parties against whom the liquidator claimed to be considering commencing…
31-3-21 / Christopher Johnstone — Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy
The defendant sought an order that the proceeding be dismissed or stayed, or service be set aside pursuant to r 127 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld). The defendant applied on the ground that the claim had insufficient prospects of success to warrant putting the defendant to the…
29-1-21 / Christopher Johnstone, Mark Eade — Contract
Where a property developer and consultant had agreed in a written contract to the calculation of an additional fee in circumstances where sales of lots within a development exceeded agreed sales projections but where the developer had, as was its right, developed the stages in a manner different to that…
28-6-19 / Sean Russell, Christopher Johnstone — Corporations
The applicant was a director of the respondent company who was replaced at a meeting of members. The Court held that the notice of the meeting was insufficiently detailed, that the proxies which had been delivered did not comply with the requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). The court…
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