Catchwords: COSTS – Party/Party – Appeals – Appeal against refusal of leave to commence proceedings out of time – Delay attributable to appellant’s solicitors – Unsatisfactory explanation for delay – Respondent...
Catchwords: CONSUMER LAW – Misleading or deceptive conduct – Representations – Explicit false representations made in proposal document given to prospective investors in fraudulent betting syndicate scheme masterminded by notorious conman...
Catchwords: DEFAMATION – defences – common law qualified privilege – privileged occasion – privileged communication – whether communication relevant to privileged occasion – no test of necessity – news publications based...
Catchwords: APPEALS – right of appeal – scope of right – excess or lack of jurisdiction below – jurisdiction of the District Court – where there is a common law cause...
Catchwords: INSURANCE – third party liability claims by construction company for serious building defects occurring after practical completion but within 12 month defects liability period – two policies with separate insurers...
Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – discrimination – harassment – sexual harassment – where applicant was contracted to design, publish, display and distribute a poster depicting a captioned photograph of the...