Re: N (a solicitor) [2010] QSC 267
CATCHWORDS:
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 [...]
June 2010
In this issue:
New general inquiries number now available
Free legal advice for south-west Queensland flood victims
Legal Aid can help with civil matters
Sponsor Anthony Reilly for the Vinnie’s CEO Sleepout
Law Week hypothetical attracts full house
Updated factsheet on grants criteria changes
Preferred supplier reference group takes shape
Women’s Legal Aid the toast of International Women’s Day
Catherine Moynihan receives Churchill Fellowship
Staff [...]
The decision his Honour Wall S.C DCJ De Bray v Cohen;Macefield Pty Ltd v Cohen [2008] QDC 275 and the subsequent appeal are worth noting with respect to the unique nature of the Justices Act 1886 (Qld) and it’s requirements Cohen v Macefield P/L & Ors [2010] QCA 95.
Brisbane Barrister – David Cormack
N.K. Collins Industries Pty Ltd AND Peter Vincent Twigg (C/2009/56)
The Industrial Court of Queensland has found against the principles set down by the High Court in the Kirk decision, on the basis that the relevant legislation in Queensland and New South Wales can not be considered analogous.
Read more of the article by Norton Rose.
Reproduced with permission [...]
The Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction Reform and Modernisation Amendment Bill 2010 was introduced to parliament on 13 April 2010, as stage 1 of the foreshadowed amendments.
The civil jurisdiction will be increased:
Magistrates Court $50,000 to $150,000
District Court $250,000 to $750,000
However, the bulk of the amendments are directed to criminal proceedings and committals.
The discussion paper regarding stage [...]
WorkCover Queensland v Stanley [2010] QDC 48
Sandra Stanley pleaded guilty before her Honour Magistrate Cornack in respect of 1 charge of “returning to a calling” pursuant to sections 533 and 535 of the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) and 3 charges of making a false and misleading statement pursuant to section 534.
The “return [...]
Courier Mail
UPDATE: IN an unprecedented act, the state’s top judge has responded to public anger over a decision to cut the Brisbane bikeway rapist’s jail term.
The Chief Justice Paul de Jersey urged the public to carefully read the full Court of Appeal judgment before condemning a decision to reduce the “bikeway rapist” Luke Colless’s sentence from [...]
Hamilton Island Enterprises Ltd & Anor v Johnston [2010] QCS 38
Civil proceedings for damages for breach of contract of employment, conversion, or alternatively equitable compensation had been first commenced. Subsequently, 22 police charges under the Criminal Code 1899 (Qld) relating to the applicant’s employment were laid with a further 14 charges shorlty before the application. An application was brought [...]
Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission; Kirk Group Holdings Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Inspector Childs) [2010] HCA 1 (3 February 2010)
The High Court quashed the convictions flowing from the death of Mr Graham Palmer in a farming accident. Mr Palmer was employed by Group Holdings Pty Ltd as the manager of [...]
R v Brown; ex parte A-G (Qld) [2009] QCA 342
The Attorney General appealed the sentence imposed on a plea of guilty by the sentencing judge who ordered six years concurrent imprisonment on each count of unlawful wounding and lesser concurrent terms of imprisonment in respect of the remaining offences.
The indictments were for burglary and stealing [...]