Papers by Robert Quirk
LinkedIn, 2024
Replay Australia Pty Ltd v NightOwl Properties Pty Ltd [2023] QCA 76; 14 QR 240. Centres on the a... more Replay Australia Pty Ltd v NightOwl Properties Pty Ltd [2023] QCA 76; 14 QR 240. Centres on the availability of relief from forfeiture in the Supreme Court's equitable jurisdiction.
Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd Case Review, 2024
The High Court recently gave a decision on contract law in Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pt... more The High Court recently gave a decision on contract law in Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd. It revisits the Court's decision in Amann Aviation, and explains the facilitation principle - which applies where the defendant's breach affects the plaintiff's ability to prove its loss. Like Briginshaw, it provides flexible assistance. This is a case review.
A book review of Seddon on Deeds, 2nd Edition.
Legalwise, 2022
In reviewing some of the recent cases, I discuss the takeaways from them and the lessons for disp... more In reviewing some of the recent cases, I discuss the takeaways from them and the lessons for disputes, and then see what trends, if any, flow from the decisions.
The main cases referred to are: Dyco Hotels Pty Ltd & Ors v Laundy Hotels (Quarry) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 332; Carter v Mehmet [2021] NSWCA 286; CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1; ZG Operations Australia Pty ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2; and Marbryde Pty Ltd v Mainland Property Holdings No 8 Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 344.
Legalwise, 2022
This paper reviews some recent cases, discusses the takeaways from them and the lessons for dispu... more This paper reviews some recent cases, discusses the takeaways from them and the lessons for disputes, and then see what trends, if any, flow from the decisions.
Legalwise, 2022
This paper reviews some recent cases, discuss the takeaways from them and the lessons for dispute... more This paper reviews some recent cases, discuss the takeaways from them and the lessons for disputes, and then see what trends, if any, flow from the decisions.
The main cases referred to are: Dyco Hotels Pty Ltd & Ors v Laundy Hotels (Quarry) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 332; Carter v Mehmet [2021] NSWCA 286; CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1; ZG Operations Australia Pty ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2; and Marbryde Pty Ltd v Mainland Property Holdings No 8 Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 344.
#law #hotels #property #contract #contractlaw #repudiation #construction #construingcontracts #impliedterms
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Internet, 2020
In Berry v CCL Secure Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 27 misleading conduct caused the claimant to sign a cont... more In Berry v CCL Secure Pty Ltd [2020] HCA 27 misleading conduct caused the claimant to sign a contractual termination letter. All members of the court agreed in the result. An issue was the impact of a potential right to terminate the contract lawfully. The court clarified a number of matters relating to practice, and in particular, the onus of proof, which are worth noting. The plurality, Bell Keane Nettle JJ, said: 'although a claimant bears the burden of proof in the sense of the ultimate burden of establishing its case on the balance of probabilities, the burden of proof in the sense of introducing evidence is liable to shift constantly "according as one scale of evidence or the other preponderates". Consequently, where, as here, it is established on the balance of probabilities that a wrongdoer purposely chose to achieve a certain result by means of a calculated deceit, the natural inference is that the wrongdoer was not and would not have been prepared to bring about that result by lawful means. … So, in the absence of contrary evidence, it may be inferred that the reason for engaging in the fraud was sufficient to dissuade the fraudster from proceeding by lawful means. The evidential burden thereupon shifts to the fraudster to adduce evidence sufficient to establish that, if it had not acted as it did, it would have been prepared to bring about the same result by lawful means. And in the absence of such evidence, it is fair to infer that there was not a realistic possibility of that occurring. Gageler and Edelman JJ also observed that, in the ordinary case, the pleaded counterfactuals limited the fact finding required by the court of causation. #contractlaw #misleading #onusofproof #evidentialburden
Queensland Environmental Practice Reporter, 2014
Court review in planning matters: Observations re Stevenson's Case, Jurisdictional Error, and Unl... more Court review in planning matters: Observations re Stevenson's Case, Jurisdictional Error, and Unlawfulness.
Talks by Robert Quirk
Legalwise Seminar, 2019
CONTRACT LAW CONFERENCE: RISK MANAGEMENT Contract Law Recent Case Update
Pipikos v Trayans [2018]... more CONTRACT LAW CONFERENCE: RISK MANAGEMENT Contract Law Recent Case Update
Pipikos v Trayans [2018] HCA 39 - part performance
Albion Mill FCP Pty Ltd v FKP Commercial Development Pty Ltd [2018] QCA 229 - notices
Santos Limited v BNP Paribas [2019] QCA 11 - notices
Lien v Clontarf Residential Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 94 - breach of an implied term of good faith
Legalswise Seminar, 2020
Contract Law Case Update: Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32, Allen v G Developm... more Contract Law Case Update: Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32, Allen v G Developments Pty Ltd [2019] QCA 287, SHA Premier Constructions Pty Ltd v Niclin Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] QCA 201, and Bettson Properties Pty Ltd & Anor v Tyler [2019] QCA 176 (special leave refused [2020] HCASL 11).
Book Reviews by Robert Quirk
Hearsay, 2022
The history of food in Australia. The book describes food and drink (food) was collected or produ... more The history of food in Australia. The book describes food and drink (food) was collected or produced, distributed and consumed - ‘foodways’. Also, how those activities are influenced by geography (landform and climate), economic policies, cultural practices, social relationships, global relationships and technologies.
Hearsay, 2023
Book Review: Australian Contract Law in the 21 st Century
Hearsay, 2024
Book Review: 50 Human Rights Cases That Changed Australia
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Papers by Robert Quirk
The main cases referred to are: Dyco Hotels Pty Ltd & Ors v Laundy Hotels (Quarry) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 332; Carter v Mehmet [2021] NSWCA 286; CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1; ZG Operations Australia Pty ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2; and Marbryde Pty Ltd v Mainland Property Holdings No 8 Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 344.
The main cases referred to are: Dyco Hotels Pty Ltd & Ors v Laundy Hotels (Quarry) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 332; Carter v Mehmet [2021] NSWCA 286; CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1; ZG Operations Australia Pty ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2; and Marbryde Pty Ltd v Mainland Property Holdings No 8 Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 344.
#law #hotels #property #contract #contractlaw #repudiation #construction #construingcontracts #impliedterms
Talks by Robert Quirk
Pipikos v Trayans [2018] HCA 39 - part performance
Albion Mill FCP Pty Ltd v FKP Commercial Development Pty Ltd [2018] QCA 229 - notices
Santos Limited v BNP Paribas [2019] QCA 11 - notices
Lien v Clontarf Residential Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 94 - breach of an implied term of good faith
Book Reviews by Robert Quirk
The main cases referred to are: Dyco Hotels Pty Ltd & Ors v Laundy Hotels (Quarry) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 332; Carter v Mehmet [2021] NSWCA 286; CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1; ZG Operations Australia Pty ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2; and Marbryde Pty Ltd v Mainland Property Holdings No 8 Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 344.
The main cases referred to are: Dyco Hotels Pty Ltd & Ors v Laundy Hotels (Quarry) Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 332; Carter v Mehmet [2021] NSWCA 286; CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1; ZG Operations Australia Pty ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2; and Marbryde Pty Ltd v Mainland Property Holdings No 8 Pty Ltd [2021] QSC 344.
#law #hotels #property #contract #contractlaw #repudiation #construction #construingcontracts #impliedterms
Pipikos v Trayans [2018] HCA 39 - part performance
Albion Mill FCP Pty Ltd v FKP Commercial Development Pty Ltd [2018] QCA 229 - notices
Santos Limited v BNP Paribas [2019] QCA 11 - notices
Lien v Clontarf Residential Pty Ltd [2018] QSC 94 - breach of an implied term of good faith