A recent Western Australian judgment confirms and sets out the requirements for, full and frank disclosure when seeking orders for examination[1]. Griffin was the wholly owned subsidiary of Devereaux Holdings Pty Ltd. The Deed ...
The Civil Procedure Amendment Act 2012 (Vic) ("the Amending Act") has recently been passed and commences in two stages; all amendments except those relating to certification start on 24 December 2012, the certification amendments ...
Recently, the not-for-profit sector Tax Concession Working Group ("Working Group") released a discussion paper, "Fairer, simpler and more effective concessions for the not-for-profit sector" to stimulate debate and feedback on the...
Where a party has unreasonably failed to accept a Calderbank offer, the letter of offer may be tendered in support of an application for costs and, in particular, any application for indemnity costs. For a party who chooses to...
The plaintiff, Russel Cook, was injured as a result of a motor vehicle accident. The driver, Ronald Buckingham, negligently ran off the road when driving the plaintiff to work. Mr Cook sued for damages sustained as a result of the...
The recent decision of Craig J in Environment Protection Authority v Terrace Earthmoving Pty Ltd & Page [2012] NSWLEC 216 provides an intriguing and somewhat restrictive interpretation of what is 'waste' in relation to the off...