In a decision with important practical consequences, Justice Williams determined that those parts of a solicitor’s file note which contain the statement or report of an expert are not privileged from disclosure pursuant to Rule 212(2) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999. Matthew Jones (with G Handran KC) appeared…
24-3-23 / Matthew Jones KC, Michael Hodge KC — Commercial Equity, Land Law & Property
In a dispute involving the division of properties among the three sons of a successful farming family, a dispute arose about the propriety of one brother including a counterclaim against his siblings which was, it was argued, not sufficiently connected to the subject matter of the proceeding. Matthew Jones appeared…
Orb Holdings Pty Ltd v WCL (Qld) Albert St Pty Ltd & Ors [2022] QSC 190
8-9-22 / Sean Russell — Land Law & Property
A dispute concerning whether an L-shaped area of land in Brisbane's CBD had been effectively dedicated as a public highway at common law. The land had been created by the registration of a plan of subdivision by the Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar School in 1876. By 1989, the laneway…
