Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – Application to set aside statutory demand by reason of alleged genuine disputes – ss 459G, 459H and 459J Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) 2001 – Malec Holdings Ltd v Scotts Agencies Pty Ltd (in liq) [2015] VSCA 330 – Some alleged disputes found to be genuine others not – Amount claimed in demand…
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Uber Builders and Developers Pty Ltd v MIFA Pty Ltd [2020] VSC 596 (18 September 2020) (Nichols J)
Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Injunctive relief – Building contract – Application to restrain principal from call on bank guarantees – Serious issue to be tried – Consideration of whether appropriate to decide contract interpretation question as if on a final basis – Proper approach – Balance of convenience – Application for injunction dismissed. https://jade.io/viewArticle.html?aid=765746&pid=-1&h=1502666671
EHome Construction Pty Ltd v GCB Constructions Pty Ltd [2020] QSC 291 (18 September 2020) (Bond J)
Catchwords: CONTRACTS – BUILDING, ENGINEERING AND RELATED CONTRACTS – REMUNERATION – STATUTORY REGULATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AND RECOVERY OF PROGRESS PAYMENTS – ADJUDICATION OF PAYMENT CLAIMS – where a payment claim was made for work carried out up to termination of a construction contract – where the payment claim was made, and the adjudication determined,…
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Byron v JBG Contractors (NSW) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 1280 (21 September 2020) (Fagan J)
Catchwords: TORTS – private nuisance – assessment of damages https://jade.io/viewArticle.html?aid=766563&pid=-1&h=1502666671
Davies v Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited [2020] NSWCA 219 (21 September 2020) (Macfarlan JA at [1]; McCallum JA at [2]; Simpson AJA at [79])
Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE — General principles — where appellant injured while climbing down from top of load haul dump machine (“LHD”) — whether employer created an unnecessary risk of injury by modifying LHD prior to the injury — where modification required appellant to climb to top of LHD to refuel where previously refuelling was done from…
Q (a pseudonym) v E Co (a pseudonym) [2020] NSWCA 220 (21 September 2020) (Meagher JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [207]; Payne JA at [208])
Catchwords: ESTOPPEL – Proprietary estoppel – Encouragement – Where claim of encouragement not based on specific words – Where primary judge emphasised defendant’s knowledge of plaintiffs’ expectation – Whether estoppel as found properly characterised as estoppel by encouragement or acquiescence ESTOPPEL – Proprietary estoppel – Nature of promise – Where relief encompassed property acquired after…
Manly Warringah Cabs (Trading) Co-operative Limited v Sydney Taxis Pty Ltd, in the matter of Sydney Taxis Pty Ltd (No 2) [2020] FCA 1336 (10 September 2020) (Gleeson J)
Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – application for relief in relation to certain telephone numbers associated with Manly Cabs – no property in a telephone number – application refused – application for winding up under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – power to wind up on just and equitable grounds – where the company is likely insolvent –…
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Don’t buy this for Christmas
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