A dispute over land pleaded to be held in trust. The plaintiffs submitted that the disputed land was held in constructive trust for each of the plaintiffs and their brother. The plaintiffs further submitted that it is unconscionable for the first defendant to retain the property due to a common…
Santos Limited v Fluor Australia Pty Ltd & Anor (No 3) [2021] QSC 281
8-11-21 / Jason Mitchenson — Contract
Jason Mitchenson (with P O'Shea QC) appeared for the plaintiff, instructed by Corrs Chambers Westgarth. This case involved three applications made in relation to Santos and Fluor’s long-running dispute. The applications included a Power of Referees to determine privilege, an application by Fluor challenging privilege claims by Santos, and an…
8-11-21 / Shane Monks, Sophie Gibson — Corporations
This judgement concerned the orders for costs of an application dismissed for want of prosecution. It was not contested that the applicant should be ordered to pay the costs of the respondents. Rather, the disputed questions were, first, whether costs should be assessed on an indemnity basis; and second, whether…
Jason Hall t/as JHL Lawyers v Val Eco Homes Pty Ltd (in liq) [2021] QCA 236
8-11-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis KC, Oliver Cook — Contract
An application for orders striking out the appellant’s notice of appeal. The respondent applied for the notice of appeal to be struck down, submitting that the appellant failed to seek leave to appeal per ss 118 and 118B of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 (Qld) and that the…
