25-11-20 / Shane Doyle KC, Stewart Webster, James Green — Resources & Energy, Judicial Review & Administrative
The State of Western Australia successfully applied to set aside ex parte orders under the Commercial Arbitration Act 2013 (Qld) enforcing arbitral awards in favour of Mineralogy Pty Ltd (Mineralogy) and International Minerals Pty Ltd (IM). The Court held that the ex parte orders had been obtained irregularly and without…
2-9-20 / Shane Doyle KC, Stewart Webster — Land Law & Property, Contract, Resources & Energy
This application arose in a long running proceeding in which a coal exploration company (Cherwell Creek) was claiming over AUD 100 million in compensation from BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) for alleged loss of opportunity to commercialise a coal resource on an area of land over which the Cherwell Creek previously held…
13-8-20 / Shane Doyle KC, Roger Traves KC — Professional Negligence, Appellate
Supreme Court of Queensland proceedings were commenced on Ms Masson's behalf by her litigation guardian claiming damages in negligence against the State of Queensland ("the State") as the provider of ambulance services under the name Queensland Ambulance Service ("QAS"). It was alleged that the ambulance officers' failure to promptly administer…
28-7-20 / Shane Doyle KC, Michael May — Tax, Land Law & Property
A dispute about whether the Court should grant declaratory relief about the impact of GST on the distribution of sale proceeds between a developer and owner under a waterfall distribution clause in a property development deed. Shane Doyle QC and Michael May appeared successfully for the respondent, instructed by Cooper…
30-6-20 / Shane Doyle KC, Sam McCarthy — Professional Negligence
In the action, the plaintiff airport corporation sues the defendant engineer in negligence and for misleading or deceptive conduct. Both liability and quantum are in issue. The defendant applied for a separate trial of liability because of consequent potential time and cost savings, and also because the Plaintiff’s damages case…
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