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Compass Marinas Australia Pty Ltd v The State of Queensland[2020] QSC 375

Compass Marinas Australia Pty Ltd v The State of Queensland[2020] QSC 375

CITATION: Compass Marinas Australia Pty Ltd v The State of Queensland [2020] QSC 375
JUDGE(S): Dalton J
DELIVERED ON: 18 December 2020
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    Compass Marinas Australia Pty Ltd v The State of Queensland; The State of Queensland v Compass Marinas Australia Pty Ltd & Anor

  • Shortened Case Name:

    Compass Marinas Australia Pty Ltd v The State of Queensland

  • MNC:

    [2020] QSC 375

  • Court:

    QSC

  • Judge(s):

    Dalton J

  • Date:

    18 Dec 2020

  • White Star Case:

    Yes

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2020] QSC 37518 Dec 2020Litigation arising out of development at Scarborough Boat Harbour; state sued developer and guarantor for unpaid rent under lease agreement; defendants, relying on representation that rent charged under lease agreement was commercial rent, pleaded estoppel and set-off against counterclaim for damages for deceit and misleading and deceptive conduct; judgment for state: Dalton J.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2021] QCA 293 (2021) 9 QR 70323 Dec 2021Defendants’ appeal from [2020] QSC 375 dismissed with costs; challenges to failure of estoppel defence and primary judge’s failure to separately consider guarantor’s misleading and deceptive conduct claim rejected: Bond JA (Sofronoff P and Morrison JA agreeing).
Special Leave Refused (HCA)[2022] HCASL 9105 May 2022Application for special leave to appeal from [2021] QCA 293 dismissed; application not an appropriate vehicle to consider issues of principle raised: Gordon and Edelman JJ.

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined - Special Leave Refused (HCA)

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