3-10-23 / David Chesterman KC, Oliver Cook — Judicial Review & Administrative, Professional Discipline & Regulatory
The respondent brought an application to strike out part of a discipline application commenced by the Legal Services Commissioner. The respondent’s application was dismissed on the basis that the identified paragraphs formed part of the “matrix of facts” relevant to the characterisation of the respondent’s conduct. Further, Williams J concluded…
Big Pineapple Corp Pty Ltd v Rankin Investments (Qld) Pty Ltd and others (No 2) [2023] QSC 68
5-4-23 / Oliver Cook — Corporations
Proceedings seeking indemnity costs in relation to an application to set aside statutory demand, where the applicant was successful in setting aside the demand. The relevant respondent was ordered to pay the applicant’s costs of the application on the indemnity basis. Oliver Cook (with G Handran KC) appeared for the…
Big Pineapple Corp Pty Ltd v Rankin Investments (Qld) Pty Ltd and others [2023] QSC 26
20-2-23 / Oliver Cook — Corporations
The applicant (BPC) is a joint venture vehicle. Due to certain conduct of some of the JV parties (R) giving rise to an “event of default” under the JV agreement, the other JV party (CMC) was entitled to buy out the R parties’ interest. During the valuation of the JV…
An interlocutory application by the applicant for discovery of several categories of documents from the first, second and fourth respondents, where the proceeding commenced by way of Concise Statement. Oliver Cook appeared for the applicant, instructed by Auslaw Partners. The judgment is published here.
