Hemmant’s List is proud to have Six Members mentioned as inspiring Women by Women Lawyers Association of Queensland. Congratulations to: Caite Brewer, Jane Fitzgerald, Jessica McClymont, Kerri Mellifont QC, […]
Contractual Interest to be included in determining Monetary Jurisdiction of the Court
List Member Kirsty Gothard appeared in the matter of Platinum Investment Group Pty Ltd v Anderson [2018] 3 QdR 305 (https://archive.sclqld.org.au/qjudgment/2018/QSC18-002.pdf) where His Honour Burns J found that interest […]
Deceased driver owes duty of care to Police Officer
In Caffrey v AAI Limited [2019] QSC 7 Flanagan J found that a driver who suffered fatal injuries as a result of his own negligence owed a duty of […]
Economic Loss: Possible impacts to the Building Industry arising from Opal Tower
In Bryan v Maloney (1995) 182 CLR 609 the High Court held that the builder of a dwelling house owed a duty of care to a subsequent purchaser of […]
Hemmant’s List Member Mark Ambrose QC takes on the World
Mark Ambrose QC is a foundation member of the new (and only) Australian Barristers’ Chambers with a permanent home in Singapore, “Maxwell 42” International Arbitration Chambers. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6480600840435572736
Mediation mediums: the benefits and burdens of online alternative dispute resolution in Australia
Hemmant’s List member, Katrina Kluss, has published an article in the most recent Alternative Dispute Resolution Bulletin, titled Mediation mediums: the benefits and burdens of online alternative dispute resolution […]
Christmas and New Year Period
The Clerks’ Office of Hemmant’s List remain at your service over the Christmas and New year period and can be contacted on: +61 7 35053969 +61 […]
Voidable and Uncommercial Transactions – a warning to company debt restructuring advisors
List Member, Peter Hastie QC, successfully appeared for Liquidators, in the matter of Walton Construction (Qld) Pty Ltd (In Liq) v QHT Investments Pty Ltd in the Federal Court […]
Parties wanting to dispute Adjudication decision to pay disputed monies into Court
On Tuesday the Supreme Court delivered the decision of Runaway Bay Investments Pty Ltd v GCB Constructions Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 292. This is the first decision in Queensland […]
What does the Rebel Wilson case mean for statutory caps on damages?
List Member, Alex Katsikalis comments “When the uniform defamation laws were first introduced, some commentators feared that the inclusion of a statutory cap limiting non-economic loss would allow media […]