Platinum Investment Group Pty Ltd v Anderson [2019] 3 Qd R 305; [2018] QSC 2
24-1-19 / Borcsa Vass — Contract
This judgment, which is now reported, considered an application to transfer proceedings pending in the District Court of Queensland to the Supreme Court. It considers whether a claim for contractual interest is to be included in determining whether the amount claimed exceeds the monetary jurisdiction of the District Court. Borcsa…
22-1-19 / Scott McLeod KC — Judicial Review & Administrative
In this matter parole was suspended by a Parole Board member and confirmed by Parole Board.The Parole Board subsequently rescinded decisions confirming suspension and lifted suspension of parole and amended conditions of parole order. The suspension was lifted three days after decision and the Parole Board did not give notice of…
Fricke & Anor v WH Frier Building Contractors Pty Ltd & Ors [2019] QSC 6
17-1-19 / David Chesterman KC — Building & Construction
An application by the plaintiff for orders pursuant to r 429N of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (Qld) for leave to call an engineer and a geotechnical engineer as expert witnesses at the trial of the proceeding in circumstances where the Court had earlier, on the plaintiff’s application, appointed…
Murphy v Moreton Bay Regional Council & Anor; Australian National Homes Pty Ltd v Moreton Bay Regional Council & Anor [2018] QPEC 63
21-12-18 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
The proceedings involved two appeals ordered to be heard together and concerned competing applications for a shopping centre. In one appeal the appellants appealed the council’s decision to grant the co-respondent’s a development permit for a material change of use to facilitate a local centre. In the other appeal the…
The Planning Place Pty Ltd v Brisbane City Council [2018] QPEC 62
21-12-18 / John Ware — Planning & Environment
This was an appeal following Brisbane City Council’s refusal of a development application. The appellant had sought a development permit for reconfiguration of one lot into two lots and a development permit for material change of use and preliminary approval for building work for a dwelling house on a small…
