| Nichols v Earth Spirit Home Pty Ltd (QCA) - building contract - no error in decision that oral building contract was enforceable - leave to appeal granted - appeal dismissed |
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Nichols v Earth Spirit Home Pty Ltd [2015] QCA 219
Court of Appeal of Queensland
M McMurdo P, Philipides JA & Boddice J
Building contract - applicant sought leave to appeal against Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision to uphold enforcement of oral building contract between applicant and respondent - respondent sought to support decision on basis it was entitled to recover judgment sum on restitutionary basis - whether wholly oral building contract enforceable under provisions of Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (Qld) and public policy - ss67E(2) & 67G - held: Appellate Tribunal correctly found oral contract not unenforceable due to fact respondent committed offence by entering building contract which was not reduced to writing - Appeal Tribunal also correctly found nothing in s67E(2) required finding that contract was unenforceable - no good reasons of public policy to support conclusion contract unenforceable - leave to
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