| Ogbonna v CTI Logistics Ltd (FCA) - human rights - racial discrimination - payment of allowances and superannuation - dismissal of claims - appeal dismissed
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| Campton v Hedges (NSWSC) - wills and estates - probate - informal document - probate of altered Will granted
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| Linfield Developments Pty Ltd v Shuangxing Development Pty Ltd (NSWSC) - contract - development agreement - enforcement of call option - specific performance granted
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| Australian Dream Homes v Stojanovski (VSCA) - security for costs - termination of domestic building contract - evidence of impecuniosity not compelling - matters of public importance - security for costs of appeal refused
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| Distinctive FX Pty Ltd v Van Der Slot (VSCA) - injunctions - freezing order - respondent granted access to proceeds of life insurance policy held in trust account and subject of freezing order - leave to appeal refused
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| Maggs v RACQ Insurance Ltd (QSC) - damages - negligence - terms of settlement sanctioned less amount for component of fund management fees
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| Sinnamon v Maher (QSC) - damages- negligence - assessment of management fees - Super Platform Costs constituted part of award of damages
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1. This Benchmark Television broadcast is with Peter Tomasetti SC on the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) with Scott Nash of counsel.
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| Peter Tomasetti SC on the Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW) with Scott Nash of counsel |
| The session lasts one hour, two minutes. It’s dense and it’s very good - presented by vastly experienced counsel. Not one for the children. |
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| Summaries With Link (Five Minute Read) |
Ogbonna v CTI Logistics Ltd [2016] FCA 239
Federal Court of Australia
Barker J
Human rights - racial discrimination - Federal Circuit Court dismissed applicant's claim alleging racial discrimination under Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) against respondents and also dismissed further claim that applicant was not paid allowances and superannuation - applicant sought extension of time to appeal - whether time should be extended - whether appeal had merit - standard of review - appointment to perform first aid - role as team leader - admission of hearsay - direction to work at site - claims regarding allowances under Road Transport and Distribution Award 2010 - travelling allowance - admission of evidence - defamation - held: extension of time failed - grounds of appeal failed - appeal dismissed.
Ogbonna |
Campton v Hedges [2016] NSWSC 201
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Hallen J
Wills and estates - probate - succession - informal document - altered Will - dispute concerned whether document signed by deceased without formalities should be admitted to probate - ss6 & 8(2) Succession Act 2006 (NSW) - held: Court satisfied deceased intended altered Will to form his Will - Court satisfied deceased intended to revoke typewritten Will - probate of altered Will granted to plaintiffs.
Campton |
Linfield Developments Pty Ltd v Shuangxing Development Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 68
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Pembroke J
Contract - specific performance - plaintiff sought to enforce a call option contained in development agreement - first defendant was in administration - first defendant agreed to purchase land and entered development agreement with third party plaintiff - development agreement contained call option in plaintiff's favour - event of default occurred - plaintiff called for land under option - main dispute was between plaintiff and sixth defendant - sixth defendant claimed its interest as equitable mortgagee had priority over plaintiff's interest in respect of call option - Australian Consumer Law - Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) - credit - contractual construction - contemporaneous notes and documents - held: no genuine dispute about circumstances of plaintiff's exercise of call option - arguments about exercise of option not supportable - plaintiff entitled to relief sought - specific performance granted - judgment for plaintiff.
Linfield |
Australian Dream Homes v Stojanovski [2016] VSCA 38
Court of Appeal of Victoria
Santamaria & McLeish JJA
Security for costs - builder sought to appeal decision in which primary found it was not open to Tribunal to hold owners acted unreasonably in terminating domestic building contract - contract was in form of Master Builders Association of Victoria New Homes Contract (HC-6 Edition 1-2007) - owners sought security for costs - Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 (NSW) - termination provisions of contract - r64.38(2) Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic) - held: evidence of builder's impecuniosity not compelling - there had been delay in seeking security - appeal concerned matters of public importance - security for costs refused.
Australian Dream Homes |
Distinctive FX Pty Ltd v Van Der Slot [2016] VSCA 39
Court of Appeal of Victoria
Beach & McLeish JJA
Injunctions - freezing order - dispute concerning respondent's ability to deal with proceeds of life insurance - policy taken out on life of respondent's deceased husband - proceeds paid into trust account and subject of freezing order - applicants sought leave to appeal against decision in which trial judge permitted respondent access to funds to pay expenses and legal expenses - held: no substance to complaint that trial judge took into account irrelevant considerations and/or mistook facts - Court not persuaded trial judge's orders plainly unjust or unreasonable - trial judge reason's not inadequate - no error in evaluation of balance of convenience - appeal had no prospects of success - leave to appeal refused.
Distinctive FX |
Maggs v RACQ Insurance Ltd [2016] QSC 41
Supreme Court of Queensland
Boddice J
Damages - negligence - applicant sought sanctioning of terms of settlement of her claim for damages resulting from parents' death in motor vehicle accident - parties agreed on terms of settlement in relation to quantification of heads of damages - whether applicant entitled to receive component of fund management fees - ss7 & 65 Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld) - Public Trustee Act 1978 (Qld) - limitation on recoverable damages - held: component of fund management fees not recoverable as damages resulting from parents' death - Court satisfied proposed settlement less component of fund management fees in applicant's best interest - parties to prepare short minutes of order.
Maggs |
Sinnamon v Maher [2016] QSC 51
Supreme Court of Queensland
Flanagan J
Damages - negligence - plaintiff injured in pedestrian traffic accident - proceedings brought by litigation guardian - claim settled - administrator appointed - assessment of management fees - sole issue whether “Super Platform Costs” should be allowed - s57 Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) - s61(4) Civil Proceedings Act 2011 (Qld) - ss12 & 51 Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (Qld) - s59(1) Public Trustee Act 1978 (Qld) - s 24(1) Trusts Act 1973 (Qld) - held: Super Platform Costs constituted fee payable by administrator to superannuation fund's trustee and constituted part of award of damages - orders made.
Sinnamon |
