Catchwords: COSTS – reinstatement of costs order at trial – offer of compromise in relation to appeal – early ‘walk away’ offer – no evidence of costs incurred – whether genuine...
Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – amendment and joinder application – said to be unarguable because certain claims assigned and said to be invalid – where not all claims by all plaintiffs were...
Catchwords: JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS – Court of Appeal – third application to set aside vexatious proceedings order – where applicant seeks to re-agitate matters already decided in judicial review proceedings –...
Catchwords: LAND LAW – Torrens system – claim for compensation from Torrens Assurance Fund – claimant had interest as equitable mortgagee – caveat lodged – caveat withdrawn following lodgement of fraudulent...
Catchwords: PROBATE – contested grant – suspicious circumstances – whether proponent of will had discharged onus – will left whole estate to propounder – solicitor who explained and witnessed will believed...
Catchwords: DEFAMATION – defences – contextual truth – amendment by plaintiff to adopt contextual imputations – whether primary judge ought to have inferred that the amendment was not brought in good...