Re: N (a solicitor) [2010] QSC 267
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Profession and trades – Lawyers – Duties and liabilities – Duties to court – Generally – Duty to ensure matters are dealt with expeditiously – Criminal matter
Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld), s 418
Ashmore v Corporation of Lloyd’s [1992] 1 WLR 446, cited
Fryberg J
In a professional conduct decision which flowed [...]

Supervised Case List - the Supervised Case List is now administered by  Justice Applegarth and Justice Peter Lyons. 
 
The attachment identifies both the general principles that their Honours will take and the administrative arrangements, which commenced 1 July 2010.
Brisbane Barrister – David Cormack

Allens Arthur Robinson
The United States Supreme Court has overturned more than 40 years of jurisprudence of US federal courts by ruling that plaintiffs may only pursue claims alleging securities fraud under the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in relation to the sale or purchase of shares in the US or of securities listed on [...]

Jiona Investments Pty Ltd & Ors v Medihelp General Practice Pty Limited [2010] QCA 99
Judgment was at first instance entered against the appellant for $1.2 million and costs of $407,378.47; having failed to enter a defence to third party proceedings based on an indemnity.
The failure to enter a defence was pivotal in the primary judge [...]

Piatek v Piatek and Another; Piatek v Piatek [2010] QSC 122
His Honour Daubney J in an extempore judgment dismissed the application to withdraw or have the Notices to Admit dismissed.
It is a reminder of the importance of considering Notices to Admit carefully. His Honour applied the seminal decisions of Rigato Farms Pty Ltd v. Ridolfi [...]

 PAJ v AAK [2010] QCA 78
 
Whilst the decision is primarily concerned with the repealed Criminal Offence Victims Act 1995 (Qld), and in particular additional compensation under Regulation 1A; the President, with whom their Honours Muir and Chesterman JJA agreed,  provides guidance in respect of when affidavit may be relied upon by the court.  The Originating [...]

Hanson Construction Materials P/L v Norlis & Ors [2010] QSC 34
Her Honour Wilson found the holding defence prepared and filed by a very inexperienced solicitor in the terms below did not discharge the requirements of rule 166 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (“UCPR”):
[5] On 19 August 2009 the second and third defendants filed a [...]

 Thiess P/L v FLSMIDTH Minerals P/L [2010] QSC 006

 
Rectification – where the Deed has an effect which is not the result of deliberately chosen words
His Honour McMurdo J aptly put the question to be resolved at paragraph [90] after a detailed examination of the dealings between the parties and in particular their lawyers, the [...]