Archive for the 'Civil Procedure' Category

Avoiding surplus payment – interest – UCPR 360 costs

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

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Asbestos litigation & disclosure against the manufacturer

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

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QCAT: apprehended bias

Friday, September 9th, 2011

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The model litigant policy in the spotlight

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Norton Rose Author Ashley Tsacalos The obligation for government agencies to act as a model litigant has received some recent attention. Recently, the Attorney-General, the Hon. Robert McClelland stated that ‘any breach of the model litigant obligation would be unacceptable as the Australian Government is committed to achieving the highest professional standards in its handling [...]

Reminder new Federal Court Rules started 01/08/2011

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

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Privilege prevails over staff expert records: defendants to gain forensic advantage

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

   Algar v State of Queensland [2011] QSC 200 Breast Screen Queensland was last week protected by a Supreme Court ruling from disclosing internal communications pertaining to the negligent diagnosis claim of a Cairns patient who underwent screening in 2007 and 2009. Read more… Reproduced with the permission of Carter Capner Law.

Public Law Report

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

Norton Rose by Ashley Tsacalos, Adrian D’Amico, Jacinta Studdert, Nick Beresford-Wylie, Danielle See, Catherine Kelso, Susanna Taylor, Adam Hunter, Vince Sharma, Katherine Barraclough, Sarah Ralph, Jane Tiller, Lee Corbett Brooke Newell. Welcome to the June edition of the Public law report for 2011, which provides essential updates for public sector managers and government lawyers on [...]

Calling on a bank guarantee

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Allens Arthur Robinson Ceresola TLS AG v Thiess Pty Ltd & John Holland Pty Ltd [2011] QSC 115 The Supreme Court of Queensland has refused to grant an injunction restraining a party from calling on a bank guarantee despite there being serious questions to be tried. The Court affirmed the general rule that, in the [...]

MAIA: leave to proceed & disputed facts

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

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Reactivation after deemed resolution

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

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David Cormack, Barrister