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Wills v Bell[2001] QSC 444

Wills v Bell[2001] QSC 444

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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    Wills v Bell

  • Shortened Case Name:

    Wills v Bell

  • MNC:

    [2001] QSC 444

  • Court:

    QSC

  • Judge(s):

    Mullins J

  • Date:

    30 Nov 2001

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2001] QSC 44430 Nov 2001Defendant by election's claim against third parties dismissed; proceeding otherwise adjourned for further hearing in respect of outstanding issues: Mullins J
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2002] QCA 419 [2004] 1 Qd R 296; (2002) 37 MVR 49411 Oct 2002Appeal allowed to the extent of reducing damages payable to the respondent by 70% on account of contributory negligence; cross-appeal allowed to include management fees on funds awarded to the respondent: Mackenzie J, White J (McMurdo P dissenting as to the appeal)
Special Leave Refused (HCA)[2003] HCATrans 47914 Nov 2003Special leave refused: Hayne J, Heydon J

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined - Special Leave Refused (PC/HCA)

Cases Cited

Case NameFull CitationFrequency
Cole v Lawrence (2001) 33 MVR 1592 citations
Cook v Cook (1986) 162 CLR 3762 citations
Desmond v Cullen [2001] NSWCA 2382 citations
Evans v Accident Insurance Mutual Holdings Ltd [1998] 2 Qd R 3503 citations
FAI General Insurance Company Limited v Green [1996] QCA 1072 citations
Gala v Preston (1991) 172 CLR 2432 citations
Goode v Thompson [2001] QSC 2872 citations
Hedge v Trenerry [1997] QCA 4062 citations
Jackson v Harrison (1978) 138 CLR 4381 citation
Johns v Cosgrove (1997) 27 MVR 1102 citations
McPherson v Whitfield[1996] 1 Qd R 474; [1995] QCA 622 citations
Nominal Defendant v Saunders (1988) 8 MVR 2092 citations
Roggenkamp v Bennett (1950) 80 CLR 2922 citations
Smith v Jenkins (1970) 119 C.L.R 3971 citation
Suncorp Insurance & Finance v Blakeney (1993) 18 MVR 3612 citations
Winterton v Mercantile Mutual Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2000] QCA 2492 citations

Cases Citing

Case NameFull CitationFrequency
Willett v Futcher [2003] QSC 36 1 citation
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