23-10-20 / Kristi Riedel, Sam McCarthy — Media & Defamation
The appellant commenced proceedings for defamation against the respondent defendants after the expiration of the limitation period. The appellant applied for an extension of time within which to sue. That application was dismissed and judgment was entered for the respondent defendants. The appeal against the decision of the primary judge…
18-9-20 / Roger Traves KC, Kristi Riedel — Land Law & Property
An appeal from a decision of the Tribunal refusing an extension of time to the appellant to make a disciplinary referral to the Tribunal, pursuant to the Valuers Registration Act 1992 (Qld) (‘the VR Act’), in relation to the respondent. Roger Traves QC and Kristi Riedel appeared for the Applicant/Appellant, instructed…
31-3-20 / Kristi Riedel — Employment & Industrial
This matter concerned the amended statement of claim pursuant to the judgment in Botha v George Weston Foods Limited Trading as Tip Top Bakeries (Chullora) [2019] FCCA 3700 where the applicant alleged the respondent employer contravened s.340 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) by failing to renew a fixed-term…
9-3-20 / Kristi Riedel — Insurance
An application seeking an extension of the time limited by s 11 of the Limitations of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) (LAA) for the bringing of a dependency claim. In December 2009, the applicants’ then husband and step father was electrocuted in the course of his employment and died. Over eight…
20-12-19 / Kristi Riedel — Employment & Industrial
An application by the respondent to strike out paragraphs of the statement of claim alleging the respondent employer contravened s.340 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) by failing to renew a fixed-term contract. The matter arose from allegations made by a former employee that the employer misrepresented the terms…
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